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Accelerating Particles with Plasma

February 11, 2023
Accelerating Particles with Plasma
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LCLS CXI | The First Molecular Movie of One of Nature’s Most Widely Used Light Sensors

February 11, 2023
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X-ray Snapshots of Flipping a Biological Switch

November 21, 2016
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X-ray Laser Animated Fly-through

August 20, 2020
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NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory LSST Camera

Vera C. Rubin Observatory will conduct the 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), which will collect 60 petabytes of data to address...

September 8, 2020  ·  00:02:40  runtime
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LSST Camera explainer

Learn about the 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), the SLAC-built LSST Camera and NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in this video.

October 4, 2022  ·  00:05:58  runtime
LSST Explainer | Mapping the universe
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What is an XFEL?

Play this video for a simple explanation of what an XFEL is and what kind of research scientists can do with this engineering marvel.
September 30, 2022  ·  00:06:21  runtime
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How Rubin will map the universe

Over the full 10-year survey, Rubin Observatory will produce half an exabyte of data. To make use of this data, teams of scientists and...
February 20, 2026
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The Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) Camera

LSST is currently under construction in Chile. The U.S. Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is leading the construction of the LSST camera...

November 1, 2016
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Catalytic Adventures in an X-ray Playground (recording)

Public lecture presented by Adam Hoffman
January 8, 2026
Public Lecture: Adam Hoffman
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Humans Navigating Complexity with AI Helpers

February 26, 2026  ·  01:16:24  runtime
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