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D-100X reaches 70 J, 1 Hz milestone during commissioning at XFEL
A team of scientists and engineers working on the D-100X project at the European XEFL in Hamburg reached the important commissioning milestone of 70 J laser output at 1 Hz on 16th June 2022.

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D-100X reaches 70 J, 1 Hz milestone during commissioning at XFEL
XFEL Physical Sciences Hub – Jointly funded PhD Call 2022
Interaction between growth signal receptors in muscle provides clue to muscle degenerative disease mechanism
Combining state of the art with traditional microscopy at Octopus reveals new insights into protein function regulation
2022 Christmas Meeting of the High Power Laser User Community

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Our laser facilities

ULTRA
ULTRA combines laser, detector and sample manipulation technology to probe ultrafast molecular dynamics to facilitate innovative research in the physical and life sciences in academia and industry.
Artemis
Artemis is an ultrafast XUV science facility, using high harmonics to investigate electron dynamics in condensed matter and gas-phase molecules, and for lensless imaging.
OCTOPUS
The OCTOPUS (Optics Clustered to OutPut Unique Solutions) imaging cluster offers a wide range of imaging techniques.
Gemini
Gemini is a high power, ultra-short pulse laser system delivering dual beams of 15 J, 30 fs laser pulses, at a rate of one shot every 20 seconds
Vulcan
Vulcan is a petawatt laser system, used for experiments researching fusion energy, electron and ion acceleration, laboratory astrophysics and plasma physics.

Events

2022 Christmas Meeting of the High Power Laser User Community
Monday 19th - Wednesday 21st December 2022