These proceedings comprise invited and contributed papers presented at the 14th International
Conference on X-Ray Lasers (ICXRL 2014). This conference is part of a continuing series
dedicated to recent developments and applications of x-ray lasers and other coherent x-ray
sources with attention to supporting technologies and instrumentation.New results in the
generation of intense coherent x-rays and progress toward practical devices and their
applications in numerous fields are reported. Areas of research in plasma-based x-ray lasers
4th generation accelerator-based sources and higher harmonic generation and other x-ray
generation schemes are covered.The scope of ICXRL 2014 included but was not limited
to:Laser-pumped X-ray lasersDischarge excitation and other X-ray laser pumping methodsInjection
seeding of X-ray amplifiersNew lasing transitions and novel X-ray laser schemesHigh Harmonic
sources-Free-electron laser generation in the XUV and X-ray rangeNovel schemes for coherent XUV
and X-ray generationXUV and X-ray optics and metrology-Driving laser technologyTheory and
modeling of X-ray gain medium and beam characteristicsApplications of high brightness and
ultrashort X-ray sources
