Linac Coherent Light Source: The first five years
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- 9 March 2016
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Reviews of Modern Physics
- Vol. 88 (1), 015007
- https://doi.org/10.1103/revmodphys.88.015007
Abstract
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 Accelerator Laboratory. LCLS provides femtosecond pulses of x rays (270 eV to 11.2 keV) with very high peak brightness to access new domains of ultrafast x-ray science. This article presents the fundamental FEL physics and outlines the LCLS source characteristics along with the experimental challenges, strategies, and instrumentation that accompany this novel type of x-ray source. The main part of the article reviews the scientific achievements since the inception of LCLS in the five primary areas it serves: atomic, molecular, and optical physics; condensed matter physics; matter in extreme conditions; chemistry and soft matter, and biology.Funding Information
- Stanford University (Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences (SIMES))
- Basic Energy Sciences, U.S. Department of Energy (DE-SC0002004, SF00515, DE-AC02-06CH11357, DE-SC0012704, DE-AC02-76SF00515)
- Fusion Energy Sciences, U.S. Department of Energy
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