Maya Kiskinova Ph.D. Sc.D., Coordinator of Research Projects Elettra Laboratory
Elettra laboratory operates two light sources: a synchrotron radiation facility (since 1993) and a seeded free electron laser facility under commissioning. Using selected exemplary systems, the talk will address the most recent achievements of synchrotron-based methods in exploiting the structure and composition of technologically relevant complex materials at their natural length scales and working environment.
The first commissioning results, to be obtained in December 2011 using seeded FERMI@Elettra FEL, and the targeted research topics that are still a scientific and technical challenge, will be briefly discussed.