RIKEN, JASRI unveil ‘SACLA’, Japan’s first X-ray free electron laser

RIKEN and the Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI) have cut the ribbon on a new cutting-edge X-ray Free Electron Laser (XFEL) facility in Harima, the first such facility in Japan and only the second in the whole world. Nicknamed “SACLA” (SPring-8 Angstrom Compact Free Electron Laser), the new XFEL’s intense beams will open a unique window onto the minuscule structure of molecules and rapid reaction of chemical species.

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RIKEN, JASRI unveil ‘SACLA’, Japan’s first X-ray free electron laser