The development of a new generation of detectors has been key to the success of X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs). Anna Bergamaschi, Aldo Mozzanica and Bernd Schmitt discuss the advances in detector technology made over the past 10 years and examine the challenges presented by emerging high-repetition-rate XFEL facilities.
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Bergamaschi, A., Mozzanica, A. & Schmitt, B. XFEL detectors. Nat Rev Phys 2, 335–336 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42254-020-0200-x
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