Status and prospects of x-ray free-electron lasers (X-FELs): a simple presentation

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Ribic, Primoz Rebernik [1 ]
Margaritondo, G. [1 ]
机构
[1] Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne, Fac Sci Base, Lausanne, Switzerland
关键词
AMPLIFIED SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; SYNCHROTRON-RADIATION; FEMTOSECOND PULSES; MAGNETITE FE3O4; IONIZATION; TRANSITION; GAIN; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFRACTION; GENERATION;
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10.1088/0022-3727/45/21/213001
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O59 [应用物理学];
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The first part of this topical review provides the reader with a conceptual background sufficient to understand the mechanism of an X-FEL without using any formalism. The discussion is thus accessible to non-specialized scientists from any discipline. Then, we review the present status of selected X-FEL projects throughout the world. Examples of actual experiments are used to illustrate the potential impact of these new, exciting sources at the forefront of photon technology.
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