TTF1

First Lasing at TTF1:

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 (2000)

J. Roßbach, Observation of self-amplified spontaneous emission in the wavelength range from 80 to 180 nm at the TESLA test facility FEL at DESY, Proceedings FEL2000, Nucl. Instr. and Meth. A 475, 13-19 (2001)

Saturation around 100 nm (TTF1):

V. Ayvazyan et al., Generation of GW radiation pulses from a VUV Free-Electron Laser operating in the femtosecond regime, Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 104802 (2002)

V. Ayvazyan et al., A New Powerful Source for Coherent VUV Radiation: Demonstration of Exponential Growth and Saturation at the TTF Free-Electron Laser, Eur. Phys. J. D 20, 149-156 (2002)

Experiments at TTF1:

H. Wabnitz et al., Multiple ionization of atom clusters by intense soft X-rays from a free-electron laser, Nature 420, 482-485 (2002)

J. Schulz, H. Wabnitz, T. Laarmann, P. Gürtler, W. Laasch, A. Swiderski, Th. Möller, and A.R.B. de Castro, Energy absorption of free rare gas clusters irradiated by intense VUV pulses of a free electron laser, Proc. FEL2002, Nucl. Instrum. and Meth. A 507, 572-576 (2003)

T. Laarmann, A.R.B. de Castro, P. Gürtler, W. Laasch, J. Schulz, H. Wabnitz and T. Möller, Interaction of Argon Clusters with Intense VUV-Laser Radiation: The Role of the Electronic Structure in the Energy Deposition Process, Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 143401 (2004)

J. Krzywinski, M. Jurek, D. Klinger, R. Nietubyc, J. Pelka, A. Wawro, M. Sokora, E. Saldin, E. Schneidmiller, B. Steeg, R. Treusch, M.V. Yurkov, M. Bittner, D. Chvostova, L. Juha, V. Letal, V. Vorlicek, A. Andrejczuk, H. Reniewicz, R. Sobierajski and A. Kauch, Interaction of intense ultrasoft XUV pulses with different solids - results from the TESLA Test Facility FEL phase I, Proc. FEL 2004, Trieste, Italy, pp. 674-8 (2004)

H. Wabnitz, A.R.B. de Castro, P. Gürtler, T. Laarmann, W. Laasch, J. Schulz and T. Möller, Multiple Ionization of Rare Gas Atoms Irradiated with Intense VUV Radiation, Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 023001 (2005)

A.R.B. de Castro, C. Bostedt, P. Gürtler, T. Laarmann, W. Laasch, J. Schulz, A. Swiderski, H. Wabnitz and T. Möller, Non-linear phenomena in atoms and clusters induced by intense VUV radiation from a free electron laser, Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena 144, 3-6 (2005)

T. Laarmann, M. Rusek, H. Wabnitz, J. Schulz, A. R. B. de Castro, P. Gürtler, W. Laasch, and T. Möller, Emission of Thermally Activated Electrons from Rare Gas Clusters Irradiated with Intense VUV Light Pulses from a Free Electron Laser, Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 063402 (2005)

T. Laarmann, A.R.B. de Castro, P. Gürtler, W. Laasch, J. Schulz, H. Wabnitz and T. Möller, Photoionization of Helium Atoms irradiated with Intense VUV Free-Electron Laser: I. Experimental study of multiphoton and single-photon processes, to be published in Phys. Rev. A (2005)

R. Sobierajski, J. Krzywinski, A. Andrejczuk, U. Hahn, R. Treusch, M. Jurek, D. Klinger, R. Nietubyc, J.B. Pelka, H. Reniewicz, M. Sikora and W. Sobala, Experimental station to study the interaction of intense femtosecond vacuum ultraviolet pulses with matter at TTF1 free electron laser, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 76, 013909/1-013909/6 (2005)