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With up to a million X-ray flashes per second, 8,000 times more than its predecessor, it transforms the ability of scientists to explore atomic-scale...

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They used synthetic diamond crystals as mirrors to make X-ray pulses run laps inside a vacuum chamber, demonstrating a key process needed for future...

Two scientists in a control room full of computer monitors that allow them to adjust diamond mirrors in their CBXFEL experiment

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An upgrade to SLAC’s renowned Linac Coherent Light Source will allow it to deliver X-ray laser beams that are 10,000 times brighter with pulses that arrive up to a million times per second.

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The results offer important implications for astrophysics and nuclear fusion research.

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After decades of effort, scientists have finally seen the process by which nature creates the oxygen we breathe using SLAC’s X-ray laser.

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In photosystem II, the water-splitting center cycles through four stable states, S₀-S₃. On a baseball field, S₀ would be...

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When light drives electron transfer in a molecular complex, the surrounding solvent molecules also rapidly move.

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Scientists use a series of magnets to transform an electron bunch into a narrow current spike which then produces a very intense attosecond X-ray...

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The Laser Science and Technology (LST) division of the LCLS provides operational support for laser systems used in the LCLS photoinjector and experimental end...

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The ultrafast, ultrabright X-ray pulses of the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) have enabled unprecedented views of a catalyst in action, an important step...

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Selina Li, Sebastien Corde and Philippe Hering in the FACET laser lab.

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A new study has found that “diamond rain,” a long-hypothesized exotic type of precipitation on ice giant planets, could be more common than previously...

With up to a million X-ray flashes per second, 8,000 times more than its predecessor, it transforms the ability of scientists to explore atomic-scale, ultrafast phenomena that are key to a broad range of applications, from quantum materials to clean...

They used synthetic diamond crystals as mirrors to make X-ray pulses run laps inside a vacuum chamber, demonstrating a key process needed for future generations of performance-enhanced X-ray lasers.

An upgrade to SLAC’s renowned Linac Coherent Light Source will allow it to deliver X-ray laser beams that are 10,000 times brighter with pulses that arrive up to a million times per second.

The results offer important implications for astrophysics and nuclear fusion research.

After decades of effort, scientists have finally seen the process by which nature creates the oxygen we breathe using SLAC’s X-ray laser.

In photosystem II, the water-splitting center cycles through four stable states, S₀-S₃. On a baseball field, S₀ would be the start of the game when a batter on home base is ready to hit. S...

When light drives electron transfer in a molecular complex, the surrounding solvent molecules also rapidly move.

Scientists use a series of magnets to transform an electron bunch into a narrow current spike which then produces a very intense attosecond X-ray flash.

The Laser Science and Technology (LST) division of the LCLS provides operational support for laser systems used in the LCLS photoinjector and experimental end stations. LST provides technical support for laser operations in the Accelerator Directorate (AD), Science Directorate, Stanford...

The ultrafast, ultrabright X-ray pulses of the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) have enabled unprecedented views of a catalyst in action, an important step in the effort to develop cleaner and more efficient energy sources.

Selina Li, Sebastien Corde and Philippe Hering in the FACET laser lab.

A new study has found that “diamond rain,” a long-hypothesized exotic type of precipitation on ice giant planets, could be more common than previously thought. In an earlier experiment, researchers mimicked the extreme temperatures and pressures found deep inside ice...

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SLAC fires up the world’s most powerful X-ray laser: LCLS-II ushers in a new era of science

SLAC researchers take important step toward developing cavity-based X-ray laser technology

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Experiments shed light on pressure-driven ionization in giant planets and stars

Researchers capture elusive missing step in the final act of photosynthesis

Photosystem II baseball

Electron transfer in a molecular complex

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LCLS laser lab

Chemical reaction

FACET laser lab

‘Diamond rain’ on giant icy planets could be more common than previously thought

SLAC fires up the world’s most powerful X-ray laser: LCLS-II ushers in a new era of science

SLAC researchers take important step toward developing cavity-based X-ray laser technology

LCLS-II

Experiments shed light on pressure-driven ionization in giant planets and stars

Researchers capture elusive missing step in the final act of photosynthesis

Photosystem II baseball

Electron transfer in a molecular complex

XLEAP illustration

LCLS laser lab

Chemical reaction

FACET laser lab

‘Diamond rain’ on giant icy planets could be more common than previously thought