Linac Coherent Light Source: The first five years

In the five years since achieving first light at the Linac Coherent Light Source, transformative studies have been conducted in a new regime with femtosecond pulses of short wavelength, high intensity x rays. This article summarizes these results in atomic, molecular and optical physics; condensed matter physics; matter in extreme density, temperature and pressure conditions; chemistry and soft matter; and biological structure and dynamics. In each of these areas, perspectives for future research are discussed.

• UD
  U.S. Department of Energy

  Awards: 76SF00515, AC02-06CH11357, DE-SC0002004, SC0012704, DE-AC02, 06CH11357, AC02-76SF00515, SF00515, DE-AC02-06CH11357, DE-AC02-
• SU
  Stanford University
• BF
  Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung

  Awards: DE-SC0012704, FSP 301
• MD
  Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad
• M
  Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
• UH
  Universität Hamburg

  Award: FSP 301
• OO
  Office of Science

  Awards: AC02-76SF00515, DE-AC02-06CH11357, DE-AC02-76SF00515, DE-AC02, 06CH11357, SC0012704, SF00515, AC02-06CH11357, 76SF00515, DE-SC0012704
• UO
  University of California, Los Angeles
• BE
  Basic Energy Sciences

  Awards: DE-AC02, DE-SC0012704, DE-AC02-76SF00515, DE-SC0002004, AC02-06CH11357, 76SF00515, SC0012704, SF00515, AC02-76SF00515, 06CH11357
• FE
  Fusion Energy Sciences

  Awards: DE-AC02-06CH11357, DE-AC02-76SF00515, SF00515
• AN
  Argonne National Laboratory

  Awards: DE-AC02, DE-SC0012704, 06CH11357, AC02-06CH11357, DE-AC02-76SF00515
• LB
  Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  Awards: DE-SC0012704, DE-AC02-76SF00515, DE-AC02-06CH11357
• SN
  SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  Awards: DE-AC02-06CH11357, SF00515, AC02-76SF00515, DE-AC02-76SF00515