Review of fully coherent free-electron lasers
C Feng, HX Deng - Nuclear Science and Techniques, 2018 - Springer
Generation of intense, fully coherent radiation with wide spectral coverage has been a long-
standing challenge for laser technologies. Several techniques have been developed in …
standing challenge for laser technologies. Several techniques have been developed in …
Ultrafast X-ray probes of elementary molecular events
Elementary events that determine photochemical outcomes and molecular functionalities
happen on the femtosecond and subfemtosecond timescales. Among the most ubiquitous …
happen on the femtosecond and subfemtosecond timescales. Among the most ubiquitous …
SwissFEL: the Swiss X-ray free electron laser
CJ Milne, T Schietinger, M Aiba, A Alarcon, J Alex… - Applied Sciences, 2017 - mdpi.com
The SwissFEL X-ray Free Electron Laser (XFEL) facility started construction at the Paul
Scherrer Institute (Villigen, Switzerland) in 2013 and will be ready to accept its first users in …
Scherrer Institute (Villigen, Switzerland) in 2013 and will be ready to accept its first users in …
An X-ray free-electron laser with a highly configurable undulator and integrated chicanes for tailored pulse properties
X-ray free-electron lasers (FELs) are state-of-the-art scientific tools capable to study matter
on the scale of atomic processes. Since the initial operation of X-ray FELs more than a …
on the scale of atomic processes. Since the initial operation of X-ray FELs more than a …
Fresh-slice multicolour X-ray free-electron lasers
AA Lutman, TJ Maxwell, JP MacArthur, MW Guetg… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs) provide femtosecond X-ray pulses with a narrow energy
bandwidth and unprecedented brightness. Ultrafast physical and chemical dynamics …
bandwidth and unprecedented brightness. Ultrafast physical and chemical dynamics …
[HTML][HTML] The SwissFEL soft X-ray free-electron laser beamline: Athos
R Abela, A Alarcon, J Alex, C Arrell, V Arsov… - Journal of Synchrotron …, 2019 - scripts.iucr.org
The SwissFEL soft X-ray free-electron laser (FEL) beamline Athos will be ready for user
operation in 2021. Its design includes a novel layout of alternating magnetic chicanes and …
operation in 2021. Its design includes a novel layout of alternating magnetic chicanes and …
Single-shot multi-keV X-ray absorption spectroscopy using an ultrashort laser-wakefield accelerator source
Single-shot absorption measurements have been performed using the multi-keV x rays
generated by a laser-wakefield accelerator. A 200 TW laser was used to drive a laser …
generated by a laser-wakefield accelerator. A 200 TW laser was used to drive a laser …
Development of a hard X-ray split-and-delay line and performance simulations for two-color pump-probe experiments at the European XFEL
W Lu, B Friedrich, T Noll, K Zhou, J Hallmann… - Review of Scientific …, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
A hard X-ray Split-and-Delay Line (SDL) under construction for the Materials Imaging and
Dynamics station at the European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser (XFEL) is presented. This …
Dynamics station at the European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser (XFEL) is presented. This …
Perspective: Opportunities for ultrafast science at SwissFEL
We present the main specifications of the newly constructed Swiss Free Electron Laser,
SwissFEL, and explore its potential impact on ultrafast science. In light of recent …
SwissFEL, and explore its potential impact on ultrafast science. In light of recent …
Frequency and spatially chirped free-electron laser pulses
We have produced hard x-ray free-electron laser (FEL) pulses, which are chirped both in
photon energy and in spatial position. The experiments have been carried out at the hard x …
photon energy and in spatial position. The experiments have been carried out at the hard x …