A new scientific frontier opened in 2009 with the start of operations of the world's first x-ray
free-electron laser (FEL), the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS), at SLAC National …

This review is focused on free-electron lasers (FELs) in the hard to soft x-ray regime. The
aim is to provide newcomers to the area with insights into: the basic physics of FELs, the …

We present a proof-of-concept three-dimensional reconstruction of the giant mimivirus
particle from experimentally measured diffraction patterns from an x-ray free-electron laser …

Helium nanodroplets are considered ideal model systems to explore quantum
hydrodynamics in self-contained, isolated superfluids. However, exploring the dynamic …

We report experimental results on x-ray diffraction of quantum-state-selected and strongly
aligned ensembles of the prototypical asymmetric rotor molecule 2, 5-diiodobenzonitrile …

A practical, in-depth description of the physics behind electron emission physics and its
usage in science and technology Electron emission is both a fundamental phenomenon and …

Studies of charge transfer are often hampered by difficulties in determining the charge
localization at a given time. Here, we used ultrashort x-ray free-electron laser pulses to …

There exists a conspicuous gap of knowledge about the organization of life at mesoscopic
levels. Ultra-fast coherent diffractive imaging with X-ray free-electron lasers can probe …

Ultrafast structural dynamics in the condensed phase represents a key topic of current
physics, chemistry and materials science. Femtosecond hard X-ray pulses are important …

We overcome two of the most daunting challenges in single-particle diffractive imaging:
collecting many high-quality diffraction patterns on a small amount of sample and separating …