Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS)

SLAC Produces First Electron Beam with Superconducting Electron Gun

The new technology could allow next-generation instruments to explore the atomic world in ever more detail.

Tick, Tock on the ‘Attoclock’: Tracking X-Ray Laser Pulses at Record Speeds

When it comes to making molecular movies, producing the world’s fastest X-ray pulses is only half the battle. A new technique reveals details about the timing and energy of pulses that are less than a millionth of a billionth of a second long, which can be used to probe nature’s processes at this amazingly fast attosecond timescale.

Secretary of Energy Rick Perry Visits SLAC, Tours Site of X-ray Laser Upgrade

The DOE’s top official met with SLAC staff and toured the Linac Coherent Light Source X-ray laser, where a superconducting upgrade is underway.

With Laser Light, Scientists Create First X-Ray Holographic Images of Viruses

Using SLAC’s X-ray laser, researchers have made detailed 3-D images of nanoscale biology, with future applications in the study of air pollution, combustion and catalytic processes.

Magnetic Trick Triples the Power of SLAC’s X-Ray Laser

The new technique will allow researchers to observe ultrafast chemical processes previously undetectable at the atomic scale.

Scientists Catch Light Squeezing and Stretching Next-Gen Data Storage Material

Combining X-ray and electron data from two cutting-edge SLAC instruments, researchers make the first observation of the rapid atomic response of iron-platinum nanoparticles to light. The results could help develop ways to manipulate and control future magnetic data storage devices.