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Towards a table-top free-electron laser

Nature Physics volume 4, pages 92–93 (2008)Cite this article

Synchrotron radiation generated using an electron beam from a laser-driven accelerator opens the possibility of building an X-ray free-electron laser hundreds of times smaller than conventional facilities currently under construction.

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Figure 1: The path to X-rays on a table top.

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