| Program |
Since the very first experiment on soft X-ray laser in the early 70’s, these lasers attracted a lot of interests for applications. The short wavelength opens up the possibility of getting new insight on matter by performing high-resolution images. However, contrary to most lasers, and despite many attempts, soft X-ray lasers were not demonstrating coherent beam for very long time. Also, at small spatial-scale matter tends to evolve very quickly requiring most often to use sub-picosecond flash of X-rays for catching a frozen picture. However, for decades, soft X-ray laser were blocked to pulse duration above several picoseconds. Since 2001, we are working both theoretically and experimentally in order to achieve the next generation of soft X-ray lasers using a laser-created plasma as amplifier. Our goal is to generate fully coherent, femtosecond soft X-ray lasers able to drive the most exciting and complex applications. From our first concept, to the first experiment and the last numerical studies, we discover that seeding soft X-ray lasers opens an outstanding sight inside atomic and plasma physics. Finally, we will expose a detailed design of a possible second generation soft X-ray laser able to produce the most intense beam worldwide, about 10,000 times more intense than best previous soft X-ray lasers. |
Ursula Keller wins “Swiss Nobel” Marcel Benoist Prize
Farewell: the NCCR MUST ended 
MUST2022 Conference
New scientific highlights
FELs of Europe prize for Jeremy Rouxel
Ruth Signorell wins Doron prize
New FAST-Fellow Uwe Thumm at ETH
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
New scientific highlight
EU XFEL Young Scientist Award for Camila Bacellar,
Prizes for Giulia Mancini and Rebeca Gomez Castillo
Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to RESOLV Member Benjamin List
Hans Jakob Wörner invited to give the „New Horizons Solvay Lectures” 
Unusual keynote talk at an international scientific conference
NCCR MUST at Scientifica 2021
