Research advances in ultrafast X-ray free-electron lasers

Haoyan Jia; Senlin Huang; Yi Jiao; Jingyi Li; Kexin Liu; Shuai Liu; Weihang Liu; Zhongqi Liu; Tianyun Long; Weilun Qin; Sheng Zhao

doi:10.11884/HPLPB202234.220056

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