The FemtoSpeX facility at BESSY II

Authors

  • Niko Pontius Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie
  • Karsten Holldack Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie
  • Christian Schüßler-Langeheine Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie
  • Torsten Kachel Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie
  • Rolf Mitzner Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17815/jlsrf-2-71

Abstract

The FemtoSpeX facility of the BESSY II storage ring is dedicated to ultrafast optical-pump & soft  x-ray probe experiments. Experimental end-stations for experiments in transmission, reflection, and diffraction geometry are available.

References

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Cite article as: Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie et al. (2016). The FemtoSpeX facility at BESSY II. Journal of large-scale research facilities, 2, A46. http://dx.doi.org/10.17815/jlsrf-2-71

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2016-02-11

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