EPJ Plus Focus Point Issue: Accelerator-based Photon Science Strategy, Prospects and Roadmap in Europe

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Published on 23 July 2025

Guest Editors: Rafael Abela, Thomas Tschentscher, Jean Susini, Gastón García

The League of European Accelerator-based Photon Sources (LEAPS) is an alliance of all synchrotron and free electron laser user facilities in Europe. These facilities are an essential element of the scientific landscape in Europe and elsewhere, undergoing fast and profound changes of great relevance for the scientific community and with a substantial societal impact. This focus point issue features the current status and future scientific strategy of LEAPS. The collection includes papers about most of the LEAPS members, along with two specific papers on the LEAPS general strategy and the critical aspect of data.

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