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Building X-ray lasers

Nature Photonics volume 4, pages 802–803 (2010)Cite this article

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The SLAC Linac Coherent Light Source is now the world's brightest source of coherent ångström-wavelength X-rays. Paul Emma, the man who made this achievement possible, spoke to Nature Photonics about the challenges involved.

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Pile, D. Building X-ray lasers. Nature Photon 4, 802–803 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2010.276

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