We present a new type of streak camera to measure the temporal shape of pulses in the extreme ultraviolet (XUV) region: A cloud of noble gas atoms is used as a photocathode. The first results at 57 nm show a time resolution of 10 ps. Modifications to improve the time resolution are discussed. Using a noble gas as a photocathode has the potential to decrease the temporal resolution of the streak camera in the XUV to less than 0.5 ps.

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Warntjes, J. B. M., Gürtler, A., Osterwalder, A., Rosca-Pruna, F., Vrakking, M. J. J., & Noordam, L. D. (2001). Atomic streak camera operating in the extreme ultraviolet. Rev. Sci. Instrum., 72, 3205–3207.