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Al Ashley with internship program fellows 2012

Al Ashley with internship program fellows in 2012. From left: Dorian Bohler, Manuel A. Carrasco, Al Ashley, Darius Morris, Eduardo...
March 15, 2018
Al Ashley with internship program fellows
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Attoclock

The attoclock, illustrated here, can measure laser pulses that last billionths of a billionth of a second long.

April 4, 2018
LCLS attoclock illustration
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SLAC Recent History: Building the world's largest digital camera for a 10-year survey of the universe

SLAC Recent History (1990s-today NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory LSST Camera module) – Building the largest digital camera for a 10-year survey of the...

September 29, 2022  ·  00:06:59  runtime
Building the largest digital camera for a 10-year survey of the universe
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Quantum CSI: Profiling Molecules with X-rays

Public lecture presented by Ryan Coffee

November 18, 2014  ·  01:08:21  runtime
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Quantum Lightswitch: A New Direction in Ultrafast Electronics

Public lecture presented by Joshua Turner

January 29, 2013  ·  01:14:35  runtime
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Cosmic Abundance

This image captures a small section of NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s view of the Virgo Cluster, offering a vivid glimpse of the variety...

June 18, 2025
A small section of NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s view of the Virgo Cluster, offering a vivid glimpse of the variety in the cosmos
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Who we are

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is a Department of Energy national lab run by Stanford in the heart of Silicon Valley.

June 2, 2022  ·  00:01:30  runtime
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About SLAC

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is a Department of Energy national lab run by Stanford in the heart of Silicon Valley.

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LCLS | MEC | Shockwaves In Liquid Jets Caused by SLAC's LCLS X-ray Laser

May 23, 2016
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LCLS | MEC | Drops Being Vaporized By SLAC's LCLS X-ray Laser

May 23, 2016
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LSST Camera Raft Installation

SLAC’s LSST camera will explore cosmic mysteries as part of the Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time. 

September 23, 2022
SLAC’s LSST Camera will explore cosmic mysteries as part of the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time.
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First Look at Liquids Getting Vaporized By the World's Brightest X-ray Laser

May 23, 2016
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