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LCLS Undulator Hall at SLAC, March, 2020.
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After 50 Years of Operation, One-third of the Lab’s Historic Linear Accelerator Is Extracted to Build Powerful New X-Ray Laser

photo - the empty accelerator tunnel
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During a recent shutdown, engineers installed new beamline technology and a 3-D virtual tour captured rare views of the synchrotron’s interior.

New in-vacuum undulator
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Steady to a Fault

How do accelerators survive in some of the most earthquake-prone regions on Earth?