SLAC, Menlo Park, California
The Linac Coherent Light Source free-electron laser was commissioned on 10 April 2009. The facility has begun operating for atomic/molecular/optical science experiments. Commissioning results have been presented*. Performance of the facility in its first user run (1 October - 21 December) and current machine development activities will be presented.
*P. Emma, et al., "Lasing and saturation of the LCLS and future development", Proceedings of the 2009 Free Electron Laser Conference, 23-28 August 2009, Liverpool, UK
