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MeV-UED first user

SLAC staff scientist Alexander Reid, the first user of the lab's instrument for ultrafast electron diffraction (MeV-UED).

SLAC staff scientist Alexander Reid, the first user of the lab’s instrument for ultrafast electron diffraction (MeV-UED) since it became available to the international community as part of the LCLS facility, handles an interchangeable sample card used to hold samples during UED experiments.

 

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