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01 March 2021 to 29 December 2025
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DESY Photon Science Users' Meeting 2026 | European XFEL Users' Meeting 2026

14 February 2026, 10:30
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14 February 2026, 12:00
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24 February 2026, 13:00
EuXFEL Schenefeld, XHQ / E1.173

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Commun Mater 7 (1), (2026-01-15)

Ultrafast heat transfer in single palladium nanocrystals seen with an X-ray free-electron laser

D. Yang, J. Wrigley, J. Griffiths, L. Wu, A.F. Suzana, J. Diao, A. Rodriguez-Fernandez, J. Hallmann, A. Zozulya, U. Boesenberg, R. Shayduk, J.-E. Pudell, A. Madsen, I.K. Robinson

Commun Chem Early Access, (2026-01-29)

Minimized sample consumption for time-resolved serial crystallography applied to the redox cycle of human NQO1

D. Doppler, A. Grieco, D. Koh, A. Manna, A. Ansari, R. Alvarez, K. Karpos, H. Le, M. Sonker, G.K. Ketawala, S. Mahmud, I. Quereda-Moraleda, S. Sen, A.L. Pey, R. Letrun, K. Dörner, J.C.P. Koliyadu, R. de Wijn, J. Bielecki, H. Han, C. Kim, F.H.M. Koua, A. Round, A. Sarma, T. Sato, C. Schmidt, M. Vakili, D. Zabelskii, R. Bean, A.P. Mancuso, J. Schulz, R. Fromme, M. Medina, T.D. Grant, P. Fromme, R.A. Kirian, S. Botha, J. Manuel Martin-Garcia, A. Ros

Nat Methods 21 (9), 1608–1611 (2024-07-05)

Microsecond time-resolved X-ray scattering by utilizing MHz repetition rate at second-generation XFELs

P.E. Konold, L. Monrroy, A. Bellisario, D. Filipe, P. Adams, R. Alvarez, R. Bean, J. Bielecki, S. Bódizs, G. Ducrocq, H. Grubmueller, R.A. Kirian, M. Kloos, J.C.P. Koliyadu, F.H.M. Koua, T. Larkiala, R. Letrun, F. Lindsten, M. Maihöfer, A.V. Martin, P. Mészáros, J. Mutisya, A. Nimmrich, K. Okamoto, A. Round, T. Sato, J. Valerio, D. Westphal, A. Wollter, T.V. Yenupuri, T. You, F. Maia, S. Westenhoff

Acta Cryst. D 80 (1), 44–59 (2024-01-01)

Preparation and characterization of inactivated tick-borne encephalitis virus samples for single-particle imaging at the European XFEL

M.F. Vorovitch, V.R. Samygina, E. Pichkur, P.V. Konarev, G. Peters, E.V. Khvatov, A.L. Ivanova, K.K. Tuchynskaya, O.I. Konyushko, A.Y. Fedotov, G. Armeev, K.V. Shaytan, M.V. Kovalchuk, D.I. Osolodkin, A.M. Egorov, A.A. Ishmukhametov

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European XFEL and CNRS deepen cooperation

Xcool Lab open for schools – book now!

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A research facility of superlatives in the Hamburg area

Facts and figures about the facility

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01 March 2021 to 29 December 2025 online event

FELs of Europe Tutorials

26 - 30 January 2026

DESY Photon Science Users' Meeting 2026 | European XFEL Users' Meeting 2026

14 February 2026, 10:30 Lighthouse, Auditorium

Interaktive Lesung: Clarissa Corrêa da Silva

14 February 2026, 12:00 European XFEL, Treffpunkt Lighthouse

Geführte Besichtigung, 14. Februar

14 February 2026, 14:00 European XFEL, Treffpunkt Lighthouse

Geführte Besichtigung, 14. Februar

24 February 2026, 13:00 EuXFEL Schenefeld, XHQ / E1.173

Exciting and Probing Attosecond Chiral Multi-Electron Dynamics via ...

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Commun Mater 7 (1), (2026-01-15)

Ultrafast heat transfer in single palladium nanocrystals seen with an X-ray free-electron laser

Commun Chem Early Access, (2026-01-29)

Minimized sample consumption for time-resolved serial crystallography applied to the redox cycle of human NQO1

Nat Methods 21 (9), 1608–1611 (2024-07-05)

Microsecond time-resolved X-ray scattering by utilizing MHz repetition rate at second-generation XFELs

Acta Cryst. D 80 (1), 44–59 (2024-01-01)

Preparation and characterization of inactivated tick-borne encephalitis virus samples for single-particle imaging at the European XFEL

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14 February 2026, 10:30
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14 February 2026, 12:00
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14 February 2026, 14:00
European XFEL, Treffpunkt Lighthouse

24 February 2026, 13:00
EuXFEL Schenefeld, XHQ / E1.173