A European XFEL team at the Karlsruhe Institute for Technology has tested a mock-up coil of the superconducting undulator pre-series module (S-PRESSO) designed for an upgrade of the European XFEL. It ...

European XFEL, the biggest X-ray laser in the world, has generated its first X-ray laser light. The X-ray light has a wavelength of 0.8 nm -- about 500 times shorter than that of visible light. At ...

The European XFEL X-ray laser opens up new perspectives for high-pressure research: An international team used the intense laser flashes to heat and analyze samples in so-called diamond anvil cells at ...

This news release is available in German. A crucial component of the European X-ray laser European XFEL has taken up operation: The so-called injector, the 45-metre long first part of the ...

Lots of top scientists and research ministers gathered together on Sept. 1 to mark the inauguration of the world’s strongest x-ray laser. The European XFEL (x-ray free electron laser) based in Hamburg ...

X-ray vision: the British Ambassador to Germany signs documents for the UK to join the European XFEL The UK has become a member state of the European XFEL , which is an X-ray free electron laser ...

The European XFEL, the crème de la crème of X-ray radiation lasers currently existent in the world, is up and running and has successfully completed its first lasing. Scientists at the German research ...

A year after generating the first x-rays at the European XFEL, the third light source was switched on. By 2019, the third light source will feed x-rays into the Material Imaging and Dynamics (MID) and ...

Following the Long Installation and Maintenance Period, research at the world's largest X-ray laser will resume shortly. European XFEL today celebrated the restart of the world's largest X-ray laser ...

European XFEL, an international X-ray laser facility that is to begin operation in 2017, reached a major milestone on 29 June: the inauguration of the new headquarters in the town of Schenefeld in the ...

The European XFEL in Hamburg is one of the world's most powerful X-ray lasers. A new system called XFELO makes it possible to generate X-ray flashes with photons of very precisely defined energy. This ...

The European XFEL, the biggest X-ray laser in the world, has reached the last major milestone before the official opening in September. The 3.4 km long facility, most of which is located in ...