Time-resolved spectroscopies have provided insights in the quest for understanding the fundamental properties of quantum materials and towards controlling their functional properties through light-matter interaction. In this regard, Free Electrons Lasers (FELs) have developed as a powerful tool to perform ultrafast x-ray spectroscopy to obtain energy and momentum-resolved information. In this contribution, we introduce the SwissFEL soft-x-ray condensed matter experimental endstation, named Furka, which is dedicated to Time-Resolved X-ray Absorption (TR-XAS), resonant X-Ray Diffraction (TR-RXRD) and Resonant Inelastic x-ray Scattering (TR-RIXS) experiments to study quantum materials. The current status of the endstation and the first results from the commissioning phase will also be discussed.
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