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Beyond Femtoseconds
Researchers at SLAC are already looking at the largely unexplored realm of attosecond science.
New Ultrafast Science Fact Sheet
Our ultrafast science factsheet gives an overview of the femtosecond world.
How Do You Make Femtosecond Light?
Accelerator physicist Agostino Marinelli discusses how SLAC's X-ray laser makes femtosecond light.
Femtosecond Week
SLAC celebrates five days of ultrafast science.
SLAC Celebrates Femtosecond Week
Join us for five days of ultrafast science from April 17 to 21.
Symmetry: The Life of an Accelerator
As it evolves, SLAC's linear accelerator illustrates some important technologies from the history of accelerator science.
Taking Down a Giant: 699 Tons of SLAC’s Accelerator Removed for Upgrade
After 50 Years of Operation, One-third of the Lab’s Historic Linear Accelerator Is Extracted to Build Powerful New X-Ray Laser
Peek Behind the Scenes at SLAC's Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource
During a recent shutdown, engineers installed new beamline technology and a 3-D virtual tour captured rare views of the synchrotron’s interior.
SLAC’s Historic Linac Turns 50 and Gets a Makeover
The lab’s signature particle highway prepares to enter another era of transformative science as the home of the LCLS-II X-ray laser.
SLAC Partners with Palo Alto Firm to Make Klystrons Much More Efficient
Invented at SLAC, “GREEN-RF” captures and recycles energy that would otherwise go to waste in accelerating particles for research, medicine, industry and communications.
