Current achieved parameters (July 17th , 2019)
- photon energy: 1.8-12.4 keV (12.7 keV is also possible)
- typical pulse energies: 200-600 µJ
- repetition rate: single shot - 25Hz
- X-ray pulse duration: 50 - 100 fs fwhm
- X-ray-laser arrival-time jitter: ~ 200 fs fwhm
- A novel fast scanning option allows varying the photon energy by ±15% in a time span of less than 10 minutes. A variation of pulse energy by ±20% may occur during the scan.
Please note, that due to the early operation phase of the SwissFEL facility, the evolution in 2020 toward advanced parameters is based on best effort. In addition, due to the concurrent buildup of the ATHOS branch, technical feasibility and resource requirements will be strong criteria in the evaluation.