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FLASH - Most cited publications                             (update: 2025-01-10)
(numbers from Web of Science) [Scopus numbers in square brackets]

Cited 1356 times (77x/year) [1649 times]W. Ackermann et al., Operation of a Free Electron Laser in the Wavelength Range from the Extreme Ultraviolet to the Water Window, Nature Photonics 1, 336342 (2007);  http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2007.76 (Machine)

Cited 834 times (46x/year) [916 times]: Henry N. Chapman et al., Femtosecond diffractive imaging with a softXray freeelectron laser, Nature Physics 2, 839843 (2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nphys461 (Diffraction/Imaging)

Cited 396 times (18x/year) [427 times]: H. Wabnitz et al., Multiple ionisation of atom clusters by intense soft X-rays from a freeelectron laser, Nature 420, 482485 (2002); http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature01197  (Nonlinear Phenomena/Clusters)

Cited 332 times (21x/year) [387 times]: K. Tiedtke et al., The soft X-ray free-electron laser FLASH at DESY: beamlines, diagnostics, and end stations, New J. Phys. 11, 023029 (2009); http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/11/2/023029  (User Facility Description)

Cited 301 times (12x/year) [357 times]: J. Andruszkow et al., First Observation of Self-Amplified Spontaneous Emission in a Free-Electron Laser at 109 nm Wavelength, Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 3825-3829 (2000); http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.3825 (First lasing of a short-wavelength FEL)

Cited 255 times (17x/year) [294 times]: U. Frühling et al., Single-shot terahertz-field-driven X-ray streak camera, Nature Photonics 3, 523-528 (2009); http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/NPHOTON.2009.160 (Diagnostics)

Cited 237 times (16x/year) [250 times]: Bob Nagler et al.,Turning solid aluminium transparent by intense soft Xray photoionization, Nature Physics 5, 693696 (2009);  http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/NPHYS1341  (Nonlinear Phenomena/WDM)

Cited 226 times (13x/year) [239 times]: A.A. Sorokin et al., Photoelectric Effect at Ultrahigh Intensities, Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 213002 (2007);  http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.213002  (Nonlinear Phenomena/AMO)

Cited 209 times (12x/year) [227 times]: Henry N. Chapman et al., Femtosecond TimeDelay Xray Holography, Nature 448, 676679 (2007);  http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature06049 (Diffraction/Imaging)

Cited 189 times (12x/year) [212 times]: A. Barty et al., Ultrafast single-shot diffraction imaging of nanoscale dynamics, Nature Photonics 2, 415-419 (2008); http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2008.128 (Diffraction/Imaging)

Cited 180 times (15x/year) [201 times]: I. Grguraš et al., Ultrafast X-ray pulse characterization at free-electron lasers, Nature Photonics 6, 852-857 (2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/NPHOTON.2012.276 (Diagnostics)

Cited 168 times (12x/year) [184 times]: Y. H. Jiang et al., Ultrafast Extreme Ultraviolet Induced Isomerization of Acetylene Cations, Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 263002 (2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.263002 (AMO/Femto-Chemistry)

Cited 167 times (14x/year) [176 times]: B. Pfau et al., Ultrafast optical demagnetization manipulates nanoscale spin structure in domain walls, Nat. Commun. 3:1100 (2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms2108 (Cond. Matter, Magnetism)

Cited 158 times (11x/year) [162 times]: S. Hellmann et al., Ultrafast Melting of a Charge-Density Wave in the Mott Insulator 1T-TaS2, Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 187401 (2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.187401 (Cond. Matter, Phase Transition)

Cited 156 times (16x/year) [205 times]: S. Schulz et al., Femtosecond all-optical synchronization of an X-ray free-electron laser, Nature Communications 6, 5938 (2015); http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms6938 (Machine)

Cited 148 times (9x/year) [167 times]: S. Marchesini et al., Massively parallel X-ray holography, Nature Photonics 2, 560-563 (2008); http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2008.154 (Diffraction/Imaging)

Cited 147 times (9x/year) [159 times]: C. Bostedt et al., Multistep Ionization of Argon Clusters in intense femtosecond XUV pulses, Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 133401 (2008); http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.133401 (Nonlinear Phenomena/Clusters)

FLASH -  Selection of highlight technical developments

R. Riedel et al., Singleshot pulse duration monitor for extreme ultraviolet and X-­ray free-­electron lasers, Nature Communications 4, 1731 (2013);  http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms2754

I. Grguraš et al., Ultrafast X-­ray pulse characterization at free-­electron lasers, Nature Photonics 6, 852-­‐857 (2012);  http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/NPHOTON.2012.276

A. Singer et al., Spatial and temporal coherence properties of single free-­electron laser pulses, Opt. Express 20, 17480-­‐17495 (2012);  http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.20.017480

F. Tavella et al., Few-femtosecond timing at fourth-­generation X-­ray light sources, Nature Photonics 5, 162–165 (2011);  http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2010.311

U. Frühling et al., Singleshot THz field driven X-­‐ray streak-­camera, Nature Photonics 3, 523-­‐528 (2009);  http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2009.160

K. Tiedtke et al., Gasdetector for X-­ray lasers, J. Appl. Phys. 103, 094511 (2008);  http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2913328

Cornelius Gahl et al., A femtosecond X-­ray/optical cross-­correlator, Nature Photonics 2, 165-­‐169 (2008);  http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2007.298

 

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