SPring-8 compact SASE source (SCSS)

The Spring-8 Compact SASE Source (SCSS) is a high peak- brilliance soft X-ray free electron laser project. It has been funded in April 2001, aiming to generate first light in 2003 at VUV region, and ultimately 3.6 nm in water-window in 2005. Combination of the high-gradient C-band accelerator and in-vacuum short-period undulator realizes a SASE-FEL facility to generate soft X-ray within 100 m machine length. SCSS will provide six order of magnitude peak-brilliance enhancement compared to the current third-generation sources at 3~20 nm range.