1. Short Contribution Title Goes Here
Science Challenge/Opportunity (research thrust/area)
Describe an important open science question in your field, i.e. a “sharp science question” that can be advanced by the capabilities of LCLS-II-HE
Significance & Impact (so what?)
Why is this science opportunity (research thrust/area) important?
What will be the broad impact (scientific and/or technological) when this question is answered?
Why is this a critical next step to advance this area of science?
What will successful experiments lead to, or potential impacts in other fields?
Figure(s)
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Your Name
Workshop (Chemistry, Materials, MEC, Life Sciences)
Breakout Session

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Current State of Knowledge
What is known about this problem?
What information is available today, or likely to be available (e.g. from advanced sources or instrumentation) in the future?
What is the knowledge gap or capability gap?
What advances are anticipated in the near term (~3 years)
New Knowledge from LCLS-II-HE
What information is expected from LCLS-II-HE studies?
What processes, properties etc. will be probed, and why is this information important?
Demonstrate the qualitative advance to be provided by LCLS-II-HE
Figure(s)
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Your Name
Workshop (Chemistry, Materials, MEC, Life Sciences)
Breakout Session

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Example LCLS-II-HE “first experiment”
Proposed LCLS-II-HE “first experiment” that is representative of the research thrust/area identified in Slide #1
Figure(s)
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Your Name
Workshop (Chemistry, Materials, MEC, Life Sciences)
Breakout Session

4. Experimental Approach
Tools & Techniques
What are the most relevant experimental methods or techniques?
What are the experimental tools required?
What are significant additional challenges: X-ray requirements, detector requirements, instrumentation R&D etc.?
Reference any relevant existing tools or highlight needs for further development
Required LCLS-II-HE Parameters
Why LCLS-II-HE
Define the most important LCLS-II-HE parameters that are required for this science opportunity. Be as quantitative as possible, e,g. sensitivity analysis, identify any relevant parameter thresholds
Compare with alternative approaches, or with what is available today (or projected in the near term)
Figure(s)
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Your Name
Your Name
Workshop (Chemistry, Materials, MEC, Life Sciences)
Breakout Session

5. Experimental Approach
Feasibility Analysis
First-order assessment of the feasibility of proposed experiments or research area
Comparison with, or extrapolation from, existing experiments
What simulations are available (or required) to establish feasibility?
Next Steps
What is needed to further advance the case for this?
What are the weaknesses, and what is needed to address them?
Figure(s)
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Your Name
Workshop (Chemistry, Materials, MEC, Life Sciences)
Breakout Session

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