Contribution to a book

PUBDB-2014-04544

http://join2-wiki.gsi.de/foswiki/pub/Main/Artwork/join2_logo100x88.png x-Ray Free-Electron Lasers

Schreiber, S.DESY*

2014
Elsevier Amsterdam

This record in other databases:    

Please use a persistent id in citations: doi:10.1016/B978-0-444-53632-7.00609-2

Abstract: Free-electron lasers (FELs) operating in the soft and hard x-ray wavelength range deliver unprecedented peak and average brilliance, opening new scientific opportunities in many disciplines. A striking advance compared to third-generation synchrotron-based light sources is the duration of the photon pulse: a few to some hundred femtoseconds with peak powers in the gigawatt range are delivered routinely today. Probing femtosecond-scale dynamics in atomic and molecular reactions using, for instance, a combination of x-ray and optical pulses are now possible. Single-shot diffraction imaging of biological objects and molecules allows to produce movies of femtosecond-scale reactions. This chapter describes the basic physics of high-gain self-amplified spontaneous emission FELs, discusses technological challenges and solutions, provides an overview on present operating x-ray FELs, and gives examples for medical applications.

---

Contributing Institute(s):

1. Maschinen Koordination FLASH (MFL)

Research Program(s):

1. No facility / HGF program None (POF2-890) (POF2-890)

Experiment(s):

1. No specific instrument

Appears in the scientific report 2014

---