(a) Cut-away view of the main chamber, showing the VMI and the TOF mass spectrometer LyamayevViktor StienkemeierFrank PersonUlrich MudrichMarcel LaForgeAaron BruderLukas DevettaMichele KatzyRaphael OvcharenkoYevheniy KrikunovaMaria 2013 <p><strong>Figure 2.</strong> (a) Cut-away view of the main chamber, showing the VMI and the TOF mass spectrometer. (b) Photograph of the detectors: (1) VMI MCP, (2) extractor, (3) interaction region, (4) repeller, (5) flight tube. The repeller–extractor gap is 18 mm. The photograph is inverted with respect to the drawing and its orientation when mounted.</p> <p><strong>Abstract</strong></p> <p>The low density matter end-station at the new seeded free electron laser FERMI@Elettra is a versatile instrument for the study of atoms, molecules and clusters by means of electron and ion spectroscopies. Beams of atoms, molecules and helium droplets as well as clusters of atoms, molecules and metals can be produced by three different pulsed valves. The atomic and molecular beams may be seeded, and the clusters and droplets may be pure, or doped with other atoms and molecules. The electrons and ions produced by the ionization and fragmentation of the samples by the intense light of FERMI can be analysed by the available spectrometers, to give mass spectra and energy as well as angular distributions of charged particles. The design of the detector allows simultaneous detection of electrons and ions using velocity map imaging and time-of-flight techniques respectively. The instruments have a high energy/mass resolution and large solid-angle collection efficiency. We describe the current status of the apparatus and illustrate the potential for future experiments.</p>