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Video
Play this video for a simple explanation of what an XFEL is and what kind of research scientists can do with this engineering marvel.
![video still frame from explainer about X-ray Free Electron Lasers.](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2022-09/XFEL%20INTRO%20FINAL%20%280-00-01-00%29_0.jpg?h=8f74817f&itok=PorXd25l)
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LCLS is the world’s first hard X-ray free-electron laser, open to experiments by scientists from across the globe.
![New undulator hall](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2020_0306_Empty_Undulator_Hall_Gamazo-7843.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=imB3yCp_)
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![SSRL facility](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/60th-facility-ssrl.jpg?h=0a4eafde&itok=YLMrBO3u)