CompactLight (XLS): X-band Light Source

XLS aims to facilitate the widespread development of X-ray FEL facilities across Europe and beyond, by making them more affordable to construct and operate through an optimum combination of emerging and innovative accelerator technologies. Diverse advances including high-gradient linac technology, advanced undulators, low-emittance electron sources, and advanced beam dynamics tools and developments will be brought together to achieve the XLS objectives.

Coordinator: Elettra, Italy

Scientist in Charge from CERN: 
Andrea Latina

Full costs of the project: 3.5 M€ 

EU funding: 3 M€

EU funding for CERN: 303 k€

1 January 2018 - 31 December 2020