Fig. 6: Transient spectral data for K.

A The 2D color map of TA data of pure K, with X-axis representing probe wavelength or wavenumber and Y-axis representing the delay between pump and probe. Initial 500 fs pump-probe delay is linear, and the rest of the axis is logarithmic. The absorption difference is color-coded. The color bar at the right of the map presents the value of absorption difference. B TA Spectra at various pump-probe delay for K. C Excited-state absorption (ESA, 480 nm) and stimulated emission (SE, 870 nm) decay of K (SE decay is multiplied with 4). D Dynamic difference spectra at various stages of excited state’s decay of K. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.