Figure 7
Experimental diffraction patterns wherein the ICCD gating time was varied so as to allow for (a) single-pulse diffraction and (b) 65-pulse diffraction. Azimuthal integration of each pattern was performed to display the corresponding one-dimensional intensity plots for (c) single-pulse diffraction and (d) 65-pulse diffraction. Clearly the multi-pulse gating yields a much higher signal-to-noise ratio, but note that there is still enough information in the single-pulse image to detect a distinct ring pattern and well defined peak position via post-processing. |