FELIX
Toernooiveld 7c
6525 ED Nijmegen
Netherlands
About FELIX
HFML-FELIX is a renowned national research institute, located in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. The institute houses the High-Field Magnet Laboratory (HFML) and Free-Electron Lasers for Infrared eXperiments (FELIX) that enable scientists from all over the world to expose matter to extreme conditions and drive it into previously inaccessible states and phases. It is also the only lab in the world where these two techniques can be combined, making it a unique research facility.
The FELIX Laboratory focuses on the development and exploitation of advanced infrared and THz sources. It comprises a number of groups with complementary expertise in the application of infrared and THz radiation e.g. (bio)molecular physics, solid-state physics and soft condensed matter.
The FELIX Laboratory exploits intense, short-pulsed infrared and THz free-electron lasers that are used for the research of matter both by in-house as well as national and international external users. The four lasers FELIX-1, FELIX-2, FELICE and FLARE each produce their own range of wavelengths and together, they provide a tuning range between 3 and 1500 µm.
The infrared radiation of the FELIX lasers interacts with molecules and materials. This can reveal detailed information about 3D structure, functional properties and electronic properties. The local research program is executed in several groups: FELIX Infrared and THz Spectroscopy; FELIX FEL Technology; Condensed Matter Physics and Molecular Structure and Dynamics.
The FELIX Laboratory is a large facility that is open for external users with projects selected by the Programme Advisory Committee. Very regular users maintain their own (more or less) permanent set-ups which may also be used by external users.
