PRE-XFEL (project successfully completed)

Full Name
Preparatory activities for the implementation of the European X-ray Free-Electron Laser Facility

Start Date:
2007-07-01

End Date:
2011-06-30

Duration:
48 months

Grant Agreement No. / Project Reference No.
211604

Project Website
PRE-XFEL

Abstract
Pre-XFEL is an EU funded project aiming to support the foundation of the European XFEL, the new research infrastructure in Europe.

Its main purpose is to provide all technical, legal and financial documents necessary for the foundation of the European XFEL company. One of the main activities under this project is therefore the immediate recruitment of international staff, mostly in the relevant scientific and technical fields, supported by the EC funding.

In addition, Pre-XFEL should serve as a platform to mobilize and stimulate the potential users community. Research at the European XFEL will cover a broad range of natural sciences. To give the users an adequate knowledge about the possibilities and requirements at the European XFEL a course of workshops and user meetings will be organised.

As a third objective Pre-XFEL should facilitate the specification (and where appropriate, research and development, prototyping and industrialization) of buildings, technical infrastructure, technical components.

DESY Participation
DESY is ACCESS Project Coordinator

Contact at DESY
Matthias.Kreuzeder(at)DESY.de
Tel.: +4940-8998-4130
Fax: +4940-8994-4130