The Linac Coherent Light Source: Recent Developments and Future Plans

The development of X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs) has launched a new era in X-ray science by providing ultrafast coherent X-ray pulses with a peak brightness that is approximately one billion times higher than previous X-ray sources. The Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) facility at the SLAC Na...

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Published inApplied sciences Vol. 7; no. 8; p. 850
Main Authors Schoenlein, R., Boutet, S., Minitti, M., Dunne, A.M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 18.08.2017
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Summary:The development of X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs) has launched a new era in X-ray science by providing ultrafast coherent X-ray pulses with a peak brightness that is approximately one billion times higher than previous X-ray sources. The Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) facility at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, the world’s first hard X-ray FEL, has already demonstrated a tremendous scientific impact across broad areas of science. Here, a few of the more recent representative highlights from LCLS are presented in the areas of atomic, molecular, and optical science; chemistry; condensed matter physics; matter in extreme conditions; and biology. This paper also outlines the near term upgrade (LCLS-II) and motivating science opportunities for ultrafast X-rays in the 0.25–5 keV range at repetition rates up to 1 MHz. Future plans to extend the X-ray energy reach to beyond 13 keV (<1 Å) at high repetition rate (LCLS-II-HE) are envisioned, motivated by compelling new science of structural dynamics at the atomic scale.
Bibliography:SLAC-PUB-17133
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
AC02-76SF00515
ISSN:2076-3417
2076-3417
DOI:10.3390/app7080850