https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-023-03720-z
Regular Article
The ELBE infrared and THz facility at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
1
Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Bautzner Landstrasse 400, 01328, Dresden, Germany
2
TU Dresden, 01062, Dresden, Germany
3
RWTH Aachen University, 52074, Aachen, Germany
4
Universität Rostock, 18059, Rostock, Germany
Received:
27
July
2022
Accepted:
19
January
2023
Published online:
16
February
2023
The coherent infrared and THz sources driven by the superconducting electron accelerator ELBE are described. The present status of the facility is summarized and a few scientific highlights are mentioned. Finally plans for a successor facility (Dresden Advanced Light Infrastructure, DALI) are outlined along with the most important scientific and technological challenges.
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