Enlightening Science

The European XFEL is a research facility currently under construction in the Hamburg area, Germany. From 2015 on, it will generate extremely intense X-ray flashes to be used by researchers from all over the world.

The facility

The X-ray flashes will be produced in a 3.4-kilometre-long facility. Most of it will be housed in tunnels deep below ground. Three sites provide access to the tunnels and the experiment stations. (More)

Generation of X-ray flashes

Initially, a particle accelerator brings electrons to almost the speed of light. These electrons are then made to follow a tight slalom course on which they emit intense flashes of X-ray radiation. (More)

Research

The European XFEL will open up completely new areas of experimentation. Its X-ray flashes will allow to map atomic details of viruses, film chemical reactions and study the processes in the interior of planets. (More)

The Company

The European XFEL is being constructed by the European XFEL GmbH. For the construction and operation, the company collaborates closely with DESY and many other institutions.

News archive

03 January 2012 | News

New Managing and Administrative Director | More
20 December 2011 | News

Season's Greetings 2011 | More
19 December 2011 | Feature

Getting a picture of the nanoworld | More
06 December 2011 | News

European XFEL joins BioStruct-X | More
01 December 2011 | News

Scientists present European XFEL in Poland | More
22 November 2011 | News

Fellowships for research with free-electron lasers | More
31 October 2011 | News

European XFEL participates in CRISP | More
27 October 2011 | Announcement

In-kind contributions page online | More
24 October 2011 | News

First deliveries from Poland to the European XFEL | More
10 October 2011 | News

Cooperation with leading Spanish laser research facility | More
07 October 2011 | News

Spain officially joins European XFEL | More
27 September 2011 | Announcement

Annual Report 2010 | More
European XFEL Newsletter

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EventsArchive

02 Feb 2012, 14:00-15:00 | Julien Nillon:

New optical parametric amplifiers ... | More
03 Feb 2012, 10:30 | Harry M. Quiney:

Partial coherence in diffractive X-ray imaging | More

Job Offers

Deadline: 31 Jan 2012

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Laser Engineer (f/m) |
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Strong partners

Logo DESY The European XFEL and DESY collaborate on the construction, commissioning and operation of the facility. More

User Consortia

User consortia will be able to contribute to the European XFEL X-ray instruments. The First Call for Expressions of Interest in the formation of User Consortia has been issued on Monday, 21 March 2011.