- Seaberg, MH;
- Holladay, B;
- Lee, JCT;
- Sikorski, M;
- Reid, AH;
- Montoya, SA;
- Dakovski, GL;
- Koralek, JD;
- Coslovich, G;
- Moeller, S;
- Schlotter, WF;
- Streubel, R;
- Kevan, SD;
- Fischer, P;
- Fullerton, EE;
- Turner, JL;
- Decker, F-J;
- Sinha, SK;
- Roy, S;
- Turner, JJ
We report an x-ray photon correlation spectroscopy method that exploits the recent development of the two-pulse mode at the Linac Coherent Light Source. By using coherent resonant x-ray magnetic scattering, we studied spontaneous fluctuations on nanosecond time scales in thin films of multilayered Fe/Gd that exhibit ordered stripe and Skyrmion lattice phases. The correlation time of the fluctuations was found to differ between the Skyrmion phase and near the stripe-Skyrmion boundary. This technique will enable a significant new area of research on the study of equilibrium fluctuations in condensed matter.