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LCLS-II’s Eric Fauve explains how the team cools the accelerator to 2 kelvins.

Cooling SLAC's linear accelerator to 2 kelvins

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Public lecture presented by Chelsea Bartram

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Cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) is a revolutionary tool for studying the molecular architecture of protein, viruses, cells and the specialized molecular machines within cells...

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After more than a decade, LCLS was upgraded to generate even more powerful X-ray laser beams. With the LCLS-II upgrade, LCLS is around 10,000...

The creation of the world's brightest X-ray

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Lecture presented by Yi Cui

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Play this video for a simple explanation of what an XFEL is and what kind of research scientists can do with this engineering marvel.

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Animation illustrating the concept of the Trojan horse method. An electron bunch from SLAC’s FACET facility (bright spot at right) passes through hydrogen plasma...

An electron bunch passes through hydrogen plasma

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SIMES researcher Danfeng Li explains the delicate ‘Jenga chemistry’ behind making a new nickel oxide material, the first in a potential new family of...

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Learn more about how materials chemist and SLAC Associate Scientist Molleigh Preefer uses the powerful X-rays of SLAC’s synchrotron to watch battery charging cycles...

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SLAC Recent History (1973-2023 Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource) - How did Synchrotrons become global X-ray powerhouses?

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Scientists uncovered new information about the photoelectric effect, a phenomenon first described by Einstein over a century ago.

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Revealing the Secrets of Transistors using Supercomputers

Getting LCLS-II to 2 kelvins

Radio Axion: Tuning in to the Dark Matter Airwaves

What is Cryogenic Electron Microscopy (Cryo-EM)

The creation of the world's brightest X-ray laser

Batteries for the Future: What's Possible?

XFEL explainer

An electron bunch passes through hydrogen plasma

Jenga Chemistry

Meet Molleigh Preefer: how do synchrotrons help develop fast-charging batteries?

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How did Synchrotrons become global X-ray powerhouses?

Photoelectric effect