Value proposition

Enlightening Science

The European X-ray Free Electron Laser (European XFEL) is an international X-ray research laser facility located in the German federal states of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein. A scientific user facility, the European XFEL generates high-intensity X-ray laser pulses for researchers across the world. The European XFEL is managed by a nonprofit company, European XFEL GmbH, and is supported by 12 member states: Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

Research, Photon Science, Materials Science, Ultrafast Chemistry, Biochemistry, Structural Biology, Molecular Imaging, Time-Resolved Spectroscopy, Research Infrastructure, High Energy Density Science, Engineering, Big Data, Online Data Processing, Detector Technologies, Optical Lasers, Sample Handling, Microfluidics, Femtochemistry, Technology, Electron Accelerator, Superconducting Technology, X-Ray Emission, Theoretical Physics, Computational Modelling, and Science Administration