The Phase-Contrast Imaging Instrument at the Matter in Extreme Conditions Endstation at LCLS
Bob Nagler, Andreas Schropp, Eric C. Galtier, Brice Arnold,, Shaughnessy B. Brown, Alan Fry, Arianna Gleason, Eduardo Granados, Akel, Hashim, Jerome B. Hastings, Dirk Samberg, Frank Seiboth, Franz Tavella, Zhou, Xing, Hae Ja Lee, Christian G. Schroer

TL;DR
The paper introduces the Phase-Contrast Imaging instrument at LCLS's MEC endstation, capable of high-resolution, ultrafast imaging of extreme state phenomena like shock fronts and phase transitions.
Contribution
It details the design, capabilities, and commissioning of a novel imaging instrument tailored for high-energy-density science at LCLS.
Findings
Achieves spatial resolution of a few hundred nanometers.
Temporal resolution better than 100 femtoseconds.
Enables real-time imaging of dynamic extreme phenomena.
Abstract
We describe the Phase-Contrast Imaging instrument at the Matter in Extreme Conditions (MEC) endstation of the Linac Coherent Light Source. The instrument can image phenomena with a spatial resolution of a few hundreds of nanometers and at the same time reveal the atomic structure through X-ray diffraction, with a temporal resolution better than 100 femtosecond. It was specifically designed for studies relevant to High-Energy-Density Science and can monitor, e.g., shock fronts, phase transitions, or void collapses. This versatile instrument was commissioned last year and is now available to the MEC user community.
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