A European XFEL team at the Karlsruhe Institute for Technology has tested a mock-up coil of the superconducting undulator pre-series module (S-PRESSO) designed for an upgrade of the European XFEL. It ...

The European XFEL X-ray laser opens up new perspectives for high-pressure research: An international team used the intense laser flashes to heat and analyze samples in so-called diamond anvil cells at ...

European XFEL, the biggest X-ray laser in the world, has generated its first X-ray laser light. The X-ray light has a wavelength of 0.8 nm -- about 500 times shorter than that of visible light. At ...

The European XFEL, the crème de la crème of X-ray radiation lasers currently existent in the world, is up and running and has successfully completed its first lasing. Scientists at the German research ...

X-ray vision: the British Ambassador to Germany signs documents for the UK to join the European XFEL The UK has become a member state of the European XFEL , which is an X-ray free electron laser ...

This news release is available in German. A crucial component of the European X-ray laser European XFEL has taken up operation: The so-called injector, the 45-metre long first part of the ...

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Lots of top scientists and research ministers gathered together on Sept. 1 to mark the inauguration of the world’s strongest x-ray laser. The European XFEL (x-ray free electron laser) based in Hamburg ...

A year after generating the first x-rays at the European XFEL, the third light source was switched on. By 2019, the third light source will feed x-rays into the Material Imaging and Dynamics (MID) and ...

Construction site of the European X-ray Free Electron Laser The €1.08bn European X-ray Free Electron Laser (European XFEL), which is being built at the DESY lab in Hamburg, Germany, has been left with ...

Following the Long Installation and Maintenance Period, research at the world's largest X-ray laser will resume shortly. European XFEL today celebrated the restart of the world's largest X-ray laser ...

The European XFEL, the biggest X-ray laser in the world, has reached the last major milestone before the official opening in September. The 3.4 km long facility, most of which is located in ...