ShanghaiTech University said China's national major science infrastructure SHINE, a hard X-ray free-electron laser, has produced first light. The system used a 4 GeV continuous-wave superconducting linac to drive 18 undulator lines (4 m length, 55 mm

2026-10-21

ShanghaiTech University said China's national major science infrastructure SHINE, a hard X-ray free-electron laser, has produced first light. The system used a 4 GeV continuous-wave superconducting linac to drive 18 undulator lines (4 m length, 55 mm period); the project said this marks a key step toward completion and commissioning by end-2027.