The European XFEL – An X-ray laser driven by the world’s largest superconducting accelerator

The European XFEL in Hamburg, Germany, started operation about 5 years ago, after almost 25 years filled with technology development, funding preparations, civil construction and installation. This talk will highlight some of the key developments and milestones and give an update of the operational achievements and present-day unique features of both the accelerator and the SASE free electron lasers.

Further information can be found on the seminar series Indico page: https://indico.cern.ch/event/1081575/