SLAC particle theorist Stan Brodsky has learned how to dive into the equations of particle physics to look for deeper meaning.
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The original LCLS undulator system was removed and replaced with two totally new systems that offer dramatic new capabilities.
![New undulator hall](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2020_0306_Empty_Undulator_Hall_Gamazo-7843.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=imB3yCp_)
![A schematic of a building with various pieces of cooling equipment.](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/lclsII_2k_cooldown_sv_cryoplant_final.jpg?h=930a9827&itok=Zww49N9o)
![Cryomodule installation in the LCLS tunnel](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2022-09/2020_1119_Cryomodule_J1.3_20_Installation_Orrell-5.jpg?h=2fde8ad1&itok=83NR0RcQ)
Animation
Animation of a trifluoroiodomethane molecule (carbon shown in black, fluoride in green, iodine in pink) responding to laser light. The...
![UED Bond Breaking](/sites/default/files/ued_cf3i_animated_v02.gif)
![Illustration shows two ball-and-stick molecules in pink and red separated by a blurred streak representing how the first structure is slightly deformed into the second.](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/unstable_lattice_la_final.jpg?h=5a5fc591&itok=lrV66BQ4)
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Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm joins 600 SLAC staff and collaborators in celebrating LCLS-II first light.
![LCLS-II First Light Celebration group photo](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2023-10/2023_1026_S1_Visit_LCLS-II_First_Light_Celebration-DJI_0192-HDR.jpg?h=3b69967b&itok=9MNldAZK)
Animation
The side-to-side motion of electrons in a beam can be circular, elliptical, or linear, depending on the position of the Delta undulator's magnet rows...
![A graphic of the Delta undulator showing circular, elliptical and linear polarization of light.](/sites/default/files/images/delta_polarization_rev01.gif)
Animation
In photosystem II, the water-splitting center cycles through four stable states
![Photosystem II baseball](/sites/default/files/2023-05/psII_baseball_v03.gif)
Animation
The LSST’s camera will include a filter-changing mechanism and shutter. This animation shows that mechanism at work, which allows the camera to view different...
![This animation shows that mechanism at work, which allows the camera to view different wavelengths](/sites/default/files/LSST_filter_switch_loop_0.gif)
Illustration
Deep inside rocky planets like Earth, the behavior of iron can greatly affect the properties of molten rock materials: properties that influenced how Earth...
![Illustration of earth with laser](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2023-10/melting_iron_illustration_la_final_0.jpg?h=5e582eb3&itok=Ds9otF-x)
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A prototype section of the proposed Cool Cooper Collider beam tunnel.
![The view down a copper tube.](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2023-11/C3%20Beam%20Tunnel.jpg?h=b66503c7&itok=xBPKgLdv)