Abstract
FLASH, the Free-electron LASer in Hamburg, is the world’s first free electron laser for extremely bright and ultra-short pulses in the extreme ultraviolet and soft X-ray range. Efficient photon beam transport and diagnostics play an essential role in exploiting the features of this new generation of light sources in a large variety of user experiments. A detailed overview of the FLASH user facility is presented.
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Plönjes, E., Tiedtke, K. (2015). The Soft X-ray Free-Electron Laser FLASH at DESY. In: Canova, F., Poletto, L. (eds) Optical Technologies for Extreme-Ultraviolet and Soft X-ray Coherent Sources. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 197. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-47443-3_1
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