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Why the UK should build its own X-ray free electron laser

08 Oct 2021 Hamish Johnston

Physicists Adam Kirrander at the University of Edinburgh and Jon Marangos at Imperial College London are backing a proposal to build the UK’s first X-ray free electron laser, as Hamish Johnston discovers

Jon Marangos (left) and Adam Kirrander
XFEL boosters Jon Marangos (left) and Adam Kirrander want the UK to build its own X-ray free electron laser. (Courtesy: Adam Kirrander)
What is an X-ray free electron laser (XFEL) and what kind of science can be done there? Adam Kirrand

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