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In this lecture the E1 experimental hall of the ELI Beamlines facility is introduced together with its support labs for sample preparation, research and development and complementary experiments. The objective of these facilities is to provide the international user community access to state-of-the-art experimental stations for research into the structure, dynamics and function of samples ranging from isolated atoms to complex biological samples and the solid state. To this end ultrashort pulses from laser-driven XUV, X-ray and particle sources are used, as well as pulses from the primary infrared lasers. A key advantage of the ELI Beamlines facility is in the possibility to utilize unique combinations of lasers and laser driven sources with near-perfect synchronization . This makes it possible to carry out demanding pump-probe experiments, aiming at understanding the complex dynamics underpinning advanced functions or fundamental processes. Researchers study the mechanisms of physical, chemical and biological processes at the atomic level and on time-scales ranging from femto- to milliseconds, study and control electronic processes and study complex systems in a range of environments. Central experimental technologies include time-resolved optical (IR to DUV), XUV and X-ray spectroscopy, ion and electron spectroscopy and imaging as well as X-ray and XUV diffraction, scattering and imaging and sub-picosecond pulse radiolysis. The laser facilities and beam-lines are also widely used for secondary source development.
