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    Skruszewicz, S.; Przystawik, A.; Schwickert, D.; Sumfleth, M.; Namboodiri, M.; Hilbert, V.; Klas, R.; Gierschke, P.; Schuster, V.; Vorobiov, A.; Haunhorst, C.; Kip, D.; Limpert, J.; Rothhardt, J.; Laarmann, T.

    Optics express, 11/2021, Letnik: 29, Številka: 24
    Journal Article

    Short-pulse metrology and dynamic studies in the extreme ultraviolet (XUV) spectral range greatly benefit from interferometric measurements. In this contribution a Michelson-type all-reflective split-and-delay autocorrelator operating in a quasi amplitude splitting mode is presented. The autocorrelator works under a grazing incidence angle in a broad spectral range (10 nm – 1 μ m) providing collinear propagation of both pulse replicas and thus a constant phase difference across the beam profile. The compact instrument allows for XUV pulse autocorrelation measurements in the time domain with a single-digit attosecond precision and a useful scan length of about 1 ps enabling a decent resolution of E/ΔE = 2000 at 26.6 eV. Its performance for selected spectroscopic applications requiring moderate resolution at short wavelengths is demonstrated by characterizing a sharp electronic transition at 26.6 eV in Ar gas. The absorption of the 11 th harmonic of a frequency-doubled Yb-fiber laser leads to the well-known 3s3p 6 4p 1 P 1 Fano resonance of Ar atoms. We benchmark our time-domain interferometry results with a high-resolution XUV grating spectrometer and find an excellent agreement. The common-path interferometer opens up new opportunities for short-wavelength femtosecond and attosecond pulse metrology and dynamic studies on extreme time scales in various research fields.