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Michael Minitti

Senior Staff Scientist, Director of MeV-UED facility

Areas of research: X-ray and ultrafast science; Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS); LCLS-II; molecular movies; chemical sciences; chemical dynamics; X-ray imaging; ultrafast electron diffraction (UED)

Our X-ray laser LCLS has been at the forefront of discovery science since it first turned on in 2009. Work at the facility truly embodies one overarching motto: To study the ultrasmall and the ultrafast like we couldn’t before.”

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The Horizon Prizes celebrate the most exciting, contemporary chemical science at the cutting edge of research and innovation.

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First direct look at how atoms move when a ring-shaped molecule breaks apart could boost our understanding of fundamental processes of life.

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Public lecture presented by Mike Minitti

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Since it began operation in 2009, SLAC’s Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) has allowed scientists to make new types of X-ray measurements that were...

Press Release

Scientists for the first time tracked ultrafast structural changes, captured in quadrillionths-of-a-second steps, as ring-shaped gas molecules burst open and unraveled.

Image - This illustration shows shape changes that occur in quadrillionths-of-a-second intervals in a ring-shaped molecule that was broken open by light. (SLAC)

The Horizon Prizes celebrate the most exciting, contemporary chemical science at the cutting edge of research and innovation.

First direct look at how atoms move when a ring-shaped molecule breaks apart could boost our understanding of fundamental processes of life.

Public lecture presented by Mike Minitti

Since it began operation in 2009, SLAC’s Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) has allowed scientists to make new types of X-ray measurements that were once thought unattainable by delivering one trillion X-ray photons – particles of X-ray light – in...

Scientists for the first time tracked ultrafast structural changes, captured in quadrillionths-of-a-second steps, as ring-shaped gas molecules burst open and unraveled.

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Molecular movie pioneers awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry's new Horizon Prize

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New ‘Molecular Movie’ Reveals Ultrafast Chemistry in Motion

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