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      Get an overview of research at SLAC: X-ray and ultrafast science, particle and astrophysics, cosmology, particle accelerators, biology, energy and technology.

    • X-ray and Ultrafast science icon X-ray & ultrafast science

      Revealing nature’s fastest processes with X-rays, lasers and electrons

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      Studying the particles and forces that knit the cosmos together

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      Building smaller, faster, more powerful accelerators for all

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      Understanding the machinery of life at its most basic level

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      Learn more about the places where science happens at SLAC: our major facilities, institutes and centers.

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        Linac Coherent Light Source

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        Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource

      • FACET-II website

        Facility for Advanced Accelerator Experimental Tests

      • CryoEM website

        Cryogenic Electron Microscopy

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      • SIMES website

        Stanford Institute for Materials & Energy Science

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        Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics & Cosmology

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        Stanford PULSE Institute

      • SUNCAT website

        Center for Interface Science & Catalysis

      • SLAC-Stanford Battery Center

    NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory LSST

    SLAC & Stanford build the world’s largest digital camera for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST).

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SLAC aerial photographs Flickr collection

A ongoing collection of albums with SLAC aerial photography starting from 2010.

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User Portal

Portal for users of SLAC's science facilities.

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Staff events

See the internal event calendar for SLAC staff. (SLAC login required)

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Fact sheet: Rubin Observatory - LSST Camera

A downloadable PDF fact sheet about the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory and the SLAC-built LSST Camera that will be used for the 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time.

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Comprehensive Accelerator Tool For Enhancing Reliability (CATER)

System to report and track accelerator issues (requires SLAC network or VPN).

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Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Programs

Information about EV chargers located on site at SLAC for use by staff and visitors.

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Business Services Directorate

The Business Services Directorate (BSD) manages finance, procurement, supply chain and property control.
 

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Director’s Office

Website for the Office of the Lab Director, with some essential resources for SLAC staff.

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News Release

SLAC and UCLA researchers build plasma accelerator that boosts electron energy and brightness at the same time

Surfing a plasma wave, electrons get an energy and brightness boost.

January 5, 2026  ·  6 min read
Illustration of electrons traveling through a plasma chamber

Fact sheet: Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL)

A downloadable PDF fact sheet about the SSRL facility at SLAC.

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Public lectures video archive

Learn about our SLAC sciences by watching our past lecture recordings.

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News Brief

SLAC researchers measure how materials hotter than the sun’s surface conduct electricity

With a new method that could be extended to study Earth’s core and nuclear fusion, they identify and explain jumps in the electrical conductivity...

December 18, 2025  ·  3 min read
Illustration of a short laser pulse heating a sheet of aluminum, causing it to melt and break up into droplets.
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