The FERMI free-electron lasers

FERMI is a seeded free-electron laser (FEL) facility located at the Elettra laboratory in Trieste, Italy, and is now in user operation with its first FEL line, FEL-1, covering the wavelength range between 100 and 20nm. The second FEL line, FEL-2, a high-gain harmonic generation double-stage cascade covering the wavelength range 20-4nm, has also completed commissioning and the first user call has been recently opened. An overview of the typical operating modes of the facility is presented.