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14.06.2012 Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY

The European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser (EuropeanXFEL) reached an important milestone: the construction of the network of tunnels, which total nearly 5.8 kilometres in length and extend 3.4 kilometres from Hamburg-Bahrenfeld to Schenefeld in Schleswig-Holstein, is now finished. The 11 sectors of the underground facility were completed according to plan. With an investment volume of more than a billion euro – including 240 million euro for the construction of the tunnels and other underground buildings – the new international research facility is one of the largest scientific projects on German territory. As of 2015, laser-like X-ray flashes that enable completely new insights into the nanoworld will be generated in these tunnels.

Tunnel construction completed: European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser reaches important milestone

The European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser (EuropeanXFEL) reached an important milestone: the construction of the network of tunnels, which total nearly 5.8 kilometres in length and extend 3.4 kilometres from Hamburg-Bahrenfeld to Schenefeld in Schleswig-Holstein, is now finished. The 11 sectors of the underground facility were completed according to plan. With an investment volume of more than a billion euro – including 240 million euro for the construction of the tunnels and other underground buildings – the new international research facility is one of the largest scientific projects on German territory. As of 2015, laser-like X-ray flashes that enable completely new insights into the nanoworld will be generated in these tunnels.

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