Attosecond science

Researchers at SLAC are using high-energy X-ray pulses probe electronic motion deep within atoms and dense plasmas. 

Using X-ray free-electron lasers like SLAC’s LCLS, researchers study how enzymes catalyze reactions, which could help them develop drugs and other medical treatments.

Researchers have documented the ultrafast motion of electrons, including two processes never before captured on their natural timescales.

The X-ray Pump Probe instrument is returning to normal operations this spring, anticipating a major capability boost when the high-energy beam comes online. 

He was honored for his work in ultrafast physics.

Researchers used LCLS to capture the ultrafast motion of electrons inside molecules – at scales never before possible. 

With a suite of reimagined instruments, researchers take up scientific inquiries that were out of reach just one year ago. 

Researchers used the upgraded LCLS to better understand what makes Xanthone – a powerful photocatalyst used in cancer therapies –  so efficient.  

Now 10,000 times brighter and thousands of times faster, LCLS sheds light on the formation of free radicals in nature. 

One-quintillionth of a second lasing breakthrough could lead to next-generation X-ray technologies, improving imaging in medical, material, and quantum science.

The first measurement of its kind   will enable researchers to evaluate electron dynamics in a new range of super-small particles.