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Scientists Create ‘Diamond Rain’ That Forms in the Interior of Icy Giant Planets
SLAC’s X-ray laser and Matter in Extreme Conditions instrument allow researchers to examine the exotic precipitation in real time as it materializes in the laboratory.
Newly Upgraded Laser Allows Scientists to Peer Further Into the Extreme Universe at SLAC’s LCLS
Tripling the energy and refining the shape of optical laser pulses at LCLS’s Matter in Extreme Conditions instrument allows researchers to recreate higher-pressure conditions and explore unsolved questions relevant to fusion energy, plasma physics and materials science.
Scientists Get First Direct Look at How Electrons ‘Dance’ with Vibrating Atoms
Extraordinarily precise measurements -- within millionths of a billionth of a second and a billionth of a hair's breadth -- show this ‘electron-phonon coupling’ can be far stronger than predicted, and could potentially play a role in unconventional superconductivity.
A Single Electron’s Tiny Leap Sets Off ‘Molecular Sunscreen’ Response
A new X-ray laser technique allows scientists to home in on these single-electron triggers to better understand organic molecules that respond to light, including receptors in your eyes, plastic products and DNA building blocks that need to protect themselves from cancer-causing mutations.
Femtosecond Week Chat with the Director of SLAC's X-ray Laser
Mike Dunne answers questions about ultrafast science.
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.
What is a Femtosecond?
Ryan Coffee, scientist at the Linac Coherent Light Source, explains in a video interview.
Why Study in Femtoseconds?
Physicist Phil Bucksbaum gives a brief introduction to Femtosecond Week at SLAC.
Femtosecond Week
SLAC celebrates five days of ultrafast science.
