Free-electron lasers — development and application
- Submission status
- Open
- Submission deadline
Free-electron laser (FEL) sources can generate tunable short-wavelength coherent pulses that can be used for studying structure and dynamics of matter in different forms. In this open collection, we aim to publish articles in multidisciplinary areas dedicated to the recent development of FEL sources and their applications. This collection will feature technical and instrumental progress in the generation of FEL pulses at higher repetition rates and their spectral and temporal characterization. We also welcome submissions describing applications of FELs to time-resolved interactions, dynamics, spectroscopy, imaging, crystallography of matter, structural biology, and biophysics.
This Collection is open for submissions from all authors – and not by invitation only – on the condition that the manuscripts fall within the scope of the Collection and of Nature Communications, Communications Physics, and Communications Chemistry more generally. All manuscripts will be considered for publication according to the editorial policies of the specific journal which they are submitted through Nature Communications, Communications Physics, and Communications Chemistry. Visit Nature Portfolio’s Collections guidelines for more details.
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This Collection has not been supported by sponsorship.
