Construction plan of the Plasma-X-FEL. Credit: University of Strathclyde / Science Communication Lab Ice-cold electron beams simulated in research at the University of Strathclyde could pave the way ...

Thanks to decades of Hollywood influence, when we think of lasers we typically think of laser beams. But this conception is actually quite misguided, as lasers need very specific circumstances in ...

Schematic of a plasma wakefield accelerator using optical laser beams and electron driver, escort, and witness beams for generating bright, coherent X-ray laser beams with attosecond duration and ...