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01 March 2021 to 29 December 2025
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FELs of Europe Tutorials

20 November 2025 to 23 January 2026
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Icons of Research – Fotografien von Christian Lünig

08 December 2025, 14:00
European XFEL, Treffpunkt Lighthouse

Geführte Besichtigung, 8. Dezember

09 December 2025, 08:30
European XFEL, Schenefeld, Germany, xho_lounge-meeting-room

Hybrid Training Session — "Market Analysis in the Context of Innovation ...

09 December 2025, 08:30
European XFEL campus , XHQ_E1.173

Training Session — "Market Analysis in the Context of Innovation Procurement"

11 December 2025, 18:00
Lighthouse (Foyer)

Kunst:Formel #3 – Die Erfindung von Weihnachten

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Matter Radiat. Extremes 11 (1), 017604 (2025-12-03)

Scaling of thin wire cylindrical compression with material, diameter, and laser energy after 100 fs Joule surface heating

L. Yang, M.-L. Herbert, C. Baehtz, V. Bouffetier, E. Brambrink, T. Dornheim, N. Fefeu, T. Gawne, S. Göde, J. Hagemann, H. Höppner, L.G. Huang, O. Humphries, T. Kluge, D. Kraus, J. Lütgert, J.-P. Naedler, M. Nakatsutsumi, A. Pelka, T.R. Preston, C.B. Qu, S.V. Rahul, L. Randolph, R. Redmer, M. Rehwald, J.J. Santos, M. Šmíd, U. Schramm, J.-P. Schwinkendorf, M. Vescovi, U. Zastrau, K. Zeil, A. Laso Garcia, T. Toncian, T.E. Cowan

J. Phys. Chem. B online, (2025-11-26)

Electronic Structure of Coenzyme $B_{12}$ Excited States as Probed by Time-Resolved X-ray Absorption and Emission Spectroscopies

T.P. McClain, N.A. Miller, F. Alves Lima, F. Ardana-Lamas, S.M. Berry, M. Biednov, A. Deb, C. Frazier, Y. Jiang, D. Khakhulin, R.M. Lamb, S.K. Piwoni, Y. Uemura, J.E. Penner-Hahn, R.J. Sension

Phys. Rev. Lett. 135 (22), 223003 (2025-11-25)

Enhanced One-Color-Two-Photon Resonant Ionization in Highly Charged Ions by Fine-Structure Effects

M. Togawa, C. Lyu, C. Shah, M. Botz, J. Goes, J. Danisch, M. Maxton, K. Köbnick, F. Grilo, P. Amaro, K. Kubicek, M. Sekkal, A. Mohamed, R. Boll, A. De Fanis, S. Dold, T. Mazza, J. Montaño, N. Rennhack, B. Senfftleben, S. Usenko, Z. Harman, C.H. Keitel, M. Leutenegger, M. Meyer, T. Pfeifer, J.R. Crespo López-Urrutia, T.M. Baumann

Phys. Rev. A 112 (5), L051101 (2025-11-07)

Emergence of pseudoresonance in high-intensity resonant inelastic x-ray scattering

S.-K. Son, T.M. Baumann, J. Pedersen, L. Budewig, K. Li, H. Ågren, O. Björneholm, R. Boll, J. Bozek, C. Caleman, S. Cardoch, L.M. Cornetta, A. De Fanis, E. De Santis, S. Dold, G. Doumy, U. Eichmann, X. Gong, J. Gråsjö, A.E. Green, I. Ismail, L. Kjellsson, E. Lindroth, T. Mazza, J. Montaño, T. Mullins, C. Ott, Y. Ovcharenko, T. Pfeifer, M.N. Piancastelli, R. Püttner, N. Rennhack, N. Rohringer, C. Sánchez-Hanke, C. Såthe, P. Schmidt, B. Senfftleben, M. Simon, N. Tîmneanu, M. Togawa, K. Ueda, S. Usenko, H.J. Wörner, W. Xu, Z. Yin, L. Young, J. Nordgren, M. Agåker, J. Söderström, S. Coriani, M. Meyer, R. Santra, J.-E. Rubensson

Users’ meeting 2026: Registration is open now!

European XFEL and CNRS deepen cooperation

Register now for PAERI'26

Discover the Lighthouse Visitor Centre

Xcool Lab open for schools – book now!

Take a virtual tour of the European XFEL

A research facility of superlatives in the Hamburg area

Facts and figures about the facility

More about the beamlines

More about the superconducting linear accelerator

More about the scientific instruments

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Users' Meeting 2026

Young Scientist Award: Inviting for nominations

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01 March 2021 to 29 December 2025 online event

FELs of Europe Tutorials

20 November 2025 to 23 January 2026 Lighthouse Wissenschaftserlebniszentrum

Icons of Research – Fotografien von Christian Lünig

08 December 2025, 14:00 European XFEL, Treffpunkt Lighthouse

Geführte Besichtigung, 8. Dezember

09 December 2025, 08:30 European XFEL, Schenefeld, Germany, xho_lounge-meeting-room

Hybrid Training Session — "Market Analysis in the Context of Innovation ...

09 December 2025, 08:30 European XFEL campus , XHQ_E1.173

Training Session — "Market Analysis in the Context of Innovation Procurement"

11 December 2025, 18:00 Lighthouse (Foyer)

Kunst:Formel #3 – Die Erfindung von Weihnachten

User Publications

Matter Radiat. Extremes 11 (1), 017604 (2025-12-03)

Scaling of thin wire cylindrical compression with material, diameter, and laser energy after 100 fs Joule surface heating

J. Phys. Chem. B online, (2025-11-26)

Electronic Structure of Coenzyme $B_{12}$ Excited States as Probed by Time-Resolved X-ray Absorption and Emission Spectroscopies

Phys. Rev. Lett. 135 (22), 223003 (2025-11-25)

Enhanced One-Color-Two-Photon Resonant Ionization in Highly Charged Ions by Fine-Structure Effects

Phys. Rev. A 112 (5), L051101 (2025-11-07)

Emergence of pseudoresonance in high-intensity resonant inelastic x-ray scattering

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01 March 2021 to 29 December 2025
online event

20 November 2025 to 23 January 2026
Lighthouse Wissenschaftserlebniszentrum

08 December 2025, 14:00
European XFEL, Treffpunkt Lighthouse

09 December 2025, 08:30
European XFEL, Schenefeld, Germany, xho_lounge-meeting-room

09 December 2025, 08:30
European XFEL campus , XHQ_E1.173

11 December 2025, 18:00
Lighthouse (Foyer)