Centers & Labs

RIKEN SPring-8 Center

Beam Line Development Team

Team Leader: Makina Yabashi (D.Eng.)
Makina  Yabashi(D.Eng.)

The team conducts R&D on innovative optics and experimental technologies for full utilization of XFEL performance. The team also carries out design and construction of XFEL experimental stations.

Research Subjects

  • Development of new XFEL Optics & methodologies
  • Development of experimental stations & synchronized laser system

Publications

  1. M. Yabashi et al.:
    "Single-shot spectrometry for x-ray free-electron lasers"
    Phys. Rev. Lett. Vol. 97, 084802 (2006).
  2. T. Togashi et al.:
    "Extreme ultraviolet free electron laser seeded with high-order harmonic of Ti:sapphire laser"
    Opt. Exp. Vol. 19, 317 (2011).
  3. K. Tono et al.:
    "Single-shot beam-position monitor for x-ray free electron laser"
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. Vol. 82, 023108 (2011).

Lab Members

Principal Investigator

Makina Yabashi
Team Leader

Core Members

Changyong Song
Yoshihito Tanaka
Eiji Takahashi
Kenji Tamasaku
Senior Research Scientist
Ashish Atma Chainani
Senior Research Scientist
Takahiro Sato
Postdoctoral Researcher
Yuichi Inubushi
Postdoctoral Researcher
Jae Park Hyun
Postdoctoral Researcher
Sunam Kim
Postdoctoral Researcher
Kanade Ogawa
Postdoctoral Researcher

Contact information

1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo-cho
Sayo-gun, Hyogo
679-5148 Japan

Email: yabashi [at] spring8.or.jp

Recent Research Results

April 12, 2013: RIKEN RESEARCH
X-rays in focus
November 30, 2012: RIKEN RESEARCH
Powerful x-rays for less