Figure 2
SMS measurements in the time domain using a fast shutter. The top panel shows the approximate transmission window of the shutter on a time scale; zero time corresponds to the X-ray excitation pulse. The middle panel shows the time spectrum of nuclear resonant decay in the forward direction of a 3 µm-thick α-Fe foil enriched with 95% 57Fe. The bottom panel shows the same for a 12 µm-thick stainless steel foil enriched with 95% 57Fe. Solid lines are simulations assuming the shutter opens immediately and help to demonstrate that the transmission window is fully open 60–330 ns after nuclear excitation. Insets are magnified regions that show contamination from spurious X-ray pulses. |