Illustration
In this illustration, the pairs of red spheres are escaping oxygen atoms and purple spheres are metal ions. This new understanding could lead to...
Photograph
SLAC’s Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) Near Experimental Hall building at sunrise with Stanford University Hoover Tower in the background.
Animation
This animation shows the results of a recent study at SLAC, in which researchers used a powerful beam of electrons to watch gold melt...
Illustration
Illustration of how a single crystal sample of silicon deforms during shock compression on nanosecond timescales.
Photograph
SSRL utilizes x-rays produced by its accelerator, the Stanford Positron Electron Asymmetric Ring (SPEAR3), shown in this photo from 2004.