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Title: High-intensity double-pulse X-ray free-electron laser

Journal Article · · Nature Communications
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms7369· OSTI ID:1190324
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  1. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA (United States)
  2. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA (United States); Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg (Germany)
  3. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA (Untied States); Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA (United States)

The X-ray free-electron laser has opened a new era for photon science, improving the X-ray brightness by ten orders of magnitude over previously available sources. Similar to an optical laser, the spectral and temporal structure of the radiation pulses can be tailored to the specific needs of many experiments by accurately manipulating the lasing medium, that is, the electron beam. Here we report the generation of mJ-level two-colour hard X-ray pulses of few femtoseconds duration with an XFEL driven by twin electron bunches at the Linac Coherent Light Source. This performance represents an improvement of over an order of magnitude in peak power over state-of-the-art two-colour XFELs. The unprecedented intensity and temporal coherence of this new two-colour X-ray free-electron laser enable an entirely new set of scientific applications, ranging from X-ray pump/X-ray probe experiments to the imaging of complex biological samples with multiple wavelength anomalous dispersion.

Research Organization:
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
OSTI ID:
1190324
Report Number(s):
AC02-76SF00515; ncomms7369
Journal Information:
Nature Communications, Vol. 6; ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher:
Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 149 works
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