European XFEL

multinational X-ray research laser facility in Germany
Organization research_institute Q462592
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Summary

European XFEL is a research institute[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of research institute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (396 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Member of: Verein zur Förderung eines Deutschen Forschungsnetzes[3], Informationsdienst Wissenschaft[4], DataCite[5], European Open Science Cloud Association[6], Eiroforum[7], Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres[8]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Schenefeld[9]
  • Country: Germany[10]
  • Instance of: linear particle accelerator[11]
  • Headquarters location: Schenefeld[12]
  • Commons category: European XFEL[13]
  • Service entry: 2017[14]
  • Official website: https://www.xfel.eu/[15]
  • Date of official opening: October 2016[16]
  • Capital cost: 1,220,000,000 euro[17]
  • P14811: 1685[18]

Why It Matters

European XFEL has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . dfn.de. Retrieved . dfn.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . idw-online.de. Retrieved . idw-online.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . eosc.eu. Retrieved . eosc.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Bundestag Lobby Register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Bundestag Lobby Register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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