Speaker
Agostino Marinelli
(SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)
Description
Attosecond x-ray free-electron lasers (XFEL) are the brightest source of isolated sub-fs pulses, with a peak brightness that surpasses table-top high-harmonic generation sources by seven orders of magnitude. In my talk I will discuss the development of attosecond x-ray science capabilities at the Linac Coherent Light Source: from the first demonstration of isolated attosecond pulses to the observation of electronic dynamics with pump/probe experiments. Finally, I will discuss the future of attosecond XFELs and the unique opportunities enabled by the high-repetition rate LCLS-II upgrade and advanced plasma-based electron sources.
