Welcome to a seminar with Professor Ago Marinelli, Stanford University and SLAC
Title: Attosecond X-ray Free-Electron Lasers
Speaker: Ago Marinelli, Stanford University and SLAC
When: 23 May 2025, 10:00–11:00 plus time for questions and mingle
Where: LINXS, The Loop, Rydbergs torg 4, 224 84 Lund
Abstract
The x-ray free-electron laser (XFEL) is the most intense source of x-rays available, with a peak brightness that surpasses traditional synchrotron sources by ten orders of magnitude. XFELs have recently broken the femtosecond and Terawatt limits, opening a new chapter for attosecond science.
In his talk, Prof. Marinelli will give an overview of the physics of XFELs and their scientific applications. He will then focus on the recent development of attosecond XFELs and their use in the study of electronic phenomena in matter. Finally, Prof. Marinelli will discuss his views on the future of the field, combining XFELs with new technologies such as plasma-based accelerators and x-ray optical cavities.
Bio
Ago Marinelli is an assistant professor of Photon Science and Particle Physics and Astrophysics, and, by courtesy, of Applied Physics at Stanford University and SLAC.
He received his PhD in Physics in 2012 from UCLA and moved to SLAC shortly after as a research associate. He was awarded a Panofsky Fellowship in 2015 and joined the SLAC faculty in 2019. He currently leads the FEL R&D program at the LCLS.
