@article{GaalSchickHerzogetal.2014,
  author    = {Gaal, Peter and Schick, Daniel and Herzog, Marc and Bojahr, Andre and Shayduk, Roman and Goldshteyn, Jevgeni and Leitenberger, Wolfram and Vrejoiu, Ionela and Khakhulin, Dmitry and Wulff, Michael and Bargheer, Matias},
  title     = {Ultrafast switching of hard X-rays},
  series = {Journal of synchrotron radiation},
  volume    = {21},
  journal   = {Journal of synchrotron radiation},
  publisher = {Wiley-Blackwell},
  address   = {Hoboken},
  issn      = {0909-0495},
  doi       = {10.1107/S1600577513031949},
  pages     = {380 -- 385},
  year      = {2014},
  abstract  = {A new concept for shortening hard X-ray pulses emitted from a third-generation synchrotron source down to few picoseconds is presented. The device, called the PicoSwitch, exploits the dynamics of coherent acoustic phonons in a photo-excited thin film. A characterization of the structure demonstrates switching times of <= 5 ps and a peak reflectivity of similar to 10(-3). The device is tested in a real synchrotron-based pump-probe experiment and reveals features of coherent phonon propagation in a second thin film sample, thus demonstrating the potential to significantly improve the temporal resolution at existing synchrotron facilities.},
  language  = {en}
}