SwissFEL: the Swiss X-ray free electron laser

CJ Milne, T Schietinger, M Aiba, A Alarcon, J Alex… - Applied Sciences, 2017 - mdpi.com
The SwissFEL X-ray Free Electron Laser (XFEL) facility started construction at the Paul
Scherrer Institute (Villigen, Switzerland) in 2013 and will be ready to accept its first users in …

An X-ray free-electron laser with a highly configurable undulator and integrated chicanes for tailored pulse properties

E Prat, A Al Haddad, C Arrell, S Augustin, M Boll… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
X-ray free-electron lasers (FELs) are state-of-the-art scientific tools capable to study matter
on the scale of atomic processes. Since the initial operation of X-ray FELs more than a …

Novel -band transverse deflection structure with variable polarization

P Craievich, M Bopp, HH Braun, A Citterio… - … review accelerators and …, 2020 - APS
A collaboration between DESY, PSI and CERN has developed and built an advanced
modular X-band transverse deflection structure (TDS) system with the new feature of …

[HTML][HTML] The SwissFEL soft X-ray free-electron laser beamline: Athos

R Abela, A Alarcon, J Alex, C Arrell, V Arsov… - Journal of Synchrotron …, 2019 - scripts.iucr.org
The SwissFEL soft X-ray free-electron laser (FEL) beamline Athos will be ready for user
operation in 2021. Its design includes a novel layout of alternating magnetic chicanes and …

Widely tunable two-color x-ray free-electron laser pulses

E Prat, P Dijkstal, E Ferrari, R Ganter, P Juranić… - Physical Review …, 2022 - APS
We demonstrate the generation of widely tunable two-color x-ray free-electron laser (FEL)
pulses at SwissFEL. In a split-undulator configuration, each color is produced in a different …

Perspective: Opportunities for ultrafast science at SwissFEL

R Abela, P Beaud, JA Van Bokhoven, M Chergui… - Structural …, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
We present the main specifications of the newly constructed Swiss Free Electron Laser,
SwissFEL, and explore its potential impact on ultrafast science. In light of recent …

The Swiss Light Source and SwissFEL at the Paul Scherrer Institute

F Nolting, C Bostedt, T Schietinger, H Braun - The European Physical …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract At the Paul Scherrer Institute, two electron accelerator-based photon sources are in
operation, namely a synchrotron source, the swiss light source (SLS), and an X-ray free …

Demonstration of a compact x-ray free-electron laser using the optical klystron effect

E Prat, E Ferrari, M Calvi, R Ganter, S Reiche… - Applied Physics …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
We demonstrate the operation of a compact x-ray free-electron laser (FEL) using the optical
klystron mechanism. This effect speeds up the FEL process using the dispersion of magnetic …

Experimental Demonstration of Mode-Coupled and High-Brightness Self-Amplified Spontaneous Emission in an X-Ray Free-Electron Laser

E Prat, W Hu, C Arrell, M Calvi, P Dijkstal, R Follath… - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
X-ray free-electron lasers (FELs) are modern research tools with applications in multiple
scientific fields. Standard x-ray FEL pulses are produced by the self-amplified spontaneous …

Overview of SwissFEL dual-photocathode laser capabilities and perspectives for exotic FEL modes

S Bettoni, A Cavalieri, A Dax, E Divall… - High Power Laser …, 2021 - cambridge.org
SwissFEL is a compact, high-brilliance, soft and hard X-ray free electron laser (FEL) facility
that started user operation in 2019. The facility is composed of two parallel beam lines …