SwissFEL Cristallina "first light" milestone achieved

First X-rays have reached the SwissFEL Cristallina experimental station on 14.03.2021 which is one day ahead of schedule. The achievement of this important milestone marks the beginning of the commissioning phase of the Cristallina project.

Cristallina 1st light
Cristallina Ta edge
Fluorescence on our 1.5M Jungfrau detector measured across the K-absorption edge of the Van der Waals material 1T-TaS2 in pink beam mode.