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Ultraviolet upset

Nature volume 420, pages 467–468 (2002)Cite this article

The free-electron laser will be a source of intense, short-wavelength radiation for a range of applications, including biological imaging. The first results from a prototype have already thrown up a surprise.

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Figure 1: The planned layout of the TESLA free-electron laser facility.

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    Henry C. Kapteyn

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