Necessity is the mother of invention. Lasing in the extreme UV from a prototype compact free-electron-laser design is reported, continuing the push towards X-ray wavelengths.
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McNeil, B. A down-sized design. Nature Photon 2, 522–524 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2008.164
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