Introduction

摘要

The X-ray Lasers and Coherent X-ray Sources: Development and Applications Ⅺ conference held in San Diego, California, 12-13 August 2015, attracted an international group of participants. Through invited and contributed talks they described the most recent developments in the generation and application of intense x-rays from plasma-based x-ray lasers, 4th generation accelerator-based sources and high-order harmonic (HOH) generation. The unique and complimentary characteristics of these sources, in combination with novel optics and instrumentation, make possible new fundamental studies of x-ray laser/materials interactions and innovative applications in spectroscopies and imaging.