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UK scientists are amongst the leading users of XFELs, which enable revolutionary atomic-level imaging and ultrafast time resolution far beyond other methods. Looking to the future, the UK community have developed a science and technology case and a conceptual design for a next-generation XFEL. Such a facility will be able to leverage maturing technologies to deliver vast increases in research productivity, through enhanced data rates, throughput, and X-ray quality. The design couples extremely high repetition rate operation (100 kHz – 1 MHz) of a range of accelerator, laser and end station technologies with the emergence of AI, and significantly increases multiplexing capabilities. Such a facility would be capable of driving deep and wide-ranging impact across all areas of science and technology and major sectors of the economy. The project has analysed options to realise these next-generation capabilities through either a new facility or co-developing upgrades at existing international projects. This contribution provides an overview of the design.
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