Oscillatory signals from coherently excited phonons are regularly observed in ultrafast pump–probe experiments on condensed matter samples. Electron–phonon coupling implies that coherent phonons also modulate the electronic band structure. These oscillations can be probed with energy and momentum resolution using time- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (trARPES), which reveals the orbital dependence of the electron–phonon coupling for a specific phonon mode. However, a comprehensive analysis remains challenging when multiple coherent phonon modes couple to multiple electronic bands. Complex spectral line shapes due to strong correlations in quantum materials add to this challenge. In this work, we examine how the frequency domain representation of trARPES data facilitates a quantitative analysis of coherent oscillations of the electronic bands. We investigate the frequency domain representation of the photoemission intensity and the first moment of the energy distribution curves. Both quantities provide complementary information and are able to distinguish oscillations of binding energy, linewidth, and intensity. We analyze a representative trARPES dataset of the transition metal dichalcogenide WTe2 and construct composite spectra, which intuitively illustrate how much each electronic band is affected by a specific phonon mode. We also show how a linearly chirped probe pulse can generate extrinsic artifacts that are distinct from the intrinsic coherent phonon signal.
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February 19 2025
Analysis methodology of coherent oscillations in time- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy
Nicolas Gauthier
;
Nicolas Gauthier
a)
(Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
1
Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique - Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications
, Varennes, Quebec J3X 1P7, Canada
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Hadas Soifer
;
Hadas Soifer
(Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
2
School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel-Aviv University
, Tel-Aviv 69978, Israel
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Jonathan A. Sobota
;
Jonathan A. Sobota
(Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing)
3
Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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Heike Pfau
;
Heike Pfau
(Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
4
Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University
, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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Edbert J. Sie
;
Edbert J. Sie
(Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
3
Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
5
Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Departments of Applied Physics and Physics, Stanford University
, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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Aaron M. Lindenberg
;
Aaron M. Lindenberg
(Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing)
3
Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
6
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University
, Stanford, California 94305, USA
7
Stanford PULSE Institute, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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Zhi-Xun Shen;
Zhi-Xun Shen
(Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – review & editing)
3
Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
5
Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Departments of Applied Physics and Physics, Stanford University
, Stanford, California 94305, USA
8
Department of Physics, Stanford University
, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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Patrick S. Kirchmann
Patrick S. Kirchmann
a)
(Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – review & editing)
3
Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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Nicolas Gauthier
1,a)
Hadas Soifer
2
Jonathan A. Sobota
3
Heike Pfau
4
Edbert J. Sie
3,5
Aaron M. Lindenberg
3,6,7
Zhi-Xun Shen
3,5,8
Patrick S. Kirchmann
3,a)
1
Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique - Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications
, Varennes, Quebec J3X 1P7, Canada
2
School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel-Aviv University
, Tel-Aviv 69978, Israel
3
Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
4
Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University
, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
5
Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Departments of Applied Physics and Physics, Stanford University
, Stanford, California 94305, USA
6
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University
, Stanford, California 94305, USA
7
Stanford PULSE Institute, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
8
Department of Physics, Stanford University
, Stanford, California 94305, USA
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 96, 025108 (2025)
Article history
Received:
August 23 2024
Accepted:
January 24 2025
Citation
Nicolas Gauthier, Hadas Soifer, Jonathan A. Sobota, Heike Pfau, Edbert J. Sie, Aaron M. Lindenberg, Zhi-Xun Shen, Patrick S. Kirchmann; Analysis methodology of coherent oscillations in time- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. Rev. Sci. Instrum. 1 February 2025; 96 (2): 025108. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0234899
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