Gigahertz-repetition-rate, narrowband-deep-ultraviolet light source for minimization of acquisition time in high-resolution angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy.

Ultrahigh-repetition-rate (1.1 GHz), deep-ultraviolet coherent light at 208.8 nm is generated by applying an external Fabry-Pérot cavity for repetition-rate multiplication to the fourth harmonics of a 10-ps, mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser. Its small pulse energy minimizes the unwanted space charge effect, while its high repetition rate drastically reduces the acquisition time in high-energy resolution angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy using hemispherical electron analyzers. The absence of the space charge effect in the photoemission spectrum near the Fermi edge of polycrystalline Au at 8 K demonstrates this idea.