Konstantin Sukharnikov Scientific instrumentation

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Facility · X-ray lasers

SHINE (Shanghai High repetitIon rate XFEL aNd Extreme light facility)

Superconducting high-repetition-rate hard X-ray FEL (8 GeV, up to 1 MHz)

Status
Commissioning
Location
Zhangjiang, Shanghai, China
Operator
ShanghaiTech University, SARI and SIOM (Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Next
2026–2027 first lasing (~200 eV, FEL-II line); end of 2027 — project completion

Summary

A superconducting X-ray free-electron laser under construction since 2018, the third in the world after European XFEL and LCLS-II, with three undulator lines and a photon range of 0.4–25 keV.

Now as of 4 Nov 2026

According to an IPAC'26 contribution, commissioning starts in July 2026 after the cryomodules are cooled down: first the accelerator and the FEL-II line at about 4 GeV, aiming at first lasing around 200 eV (JACoW IPAC'26). The project is due to be completed by the end of 2027 (Yicai). First lasing has not yet been confirmed in the sources found.

Key dates

  1. Apr 2018Construction beginsdone
  2. Jul 2026Accelerator commissioning beginsplanned
  3. 2026–2027First lasing (~200 eV, FEL-II)expected
  4. 2027 (end)Project completionplanned

Results

  1. Jun 2025AttoSHINE concept: terawatt attosecond pulses in continuous-wave mode — preprint arXiv:2506.07213