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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

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

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PULSE graduate student Jian Chen in a laser lab at SLAC. Details

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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...

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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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Studying a material that even more closely resembles the composition of ice giants, researchers found that oxygen boosts the formation of diamond rain.

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X-ray laser experiments show that intense light distorts the structure of a thermoelectric material in a unique way, opening a new avenue for controlling...

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Scientists discover that triggering superconductivity with a flash of light involves the same fundamental physics that are at work in the more stable states...

Exposing the material to a magnetic field

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

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

PULSE graduate student Jian Chen in a laser lab at SLAC. Details

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.

Studying a material that even more closely resembles the composition of ice giants, researchers found that oxygen boosts the formation of diamond rain.

X-ray laser experiments show that intense light distorts the structure of a thermoelectric material in a unique way, opening a new avenue for controlling the properties of materials.

Scientists discover that triggering superconductivity with a flash of light involves the same fundamental physics that are at work in the more stable states needed for devices, opening a new path toward producing room-temperature superconductivity.

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Researchers capture elusive missing step in the final act of photosynthesis

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FACET laser lab

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

A new way to shape a material’s atomic structure with ultrafast laser light

Unstable lattice

Study raises new possibilities for triggering room-temperature superconductivity with light

Researchers capture elusive missing step in the final act of photosynthesis

Photosystem II baseball

Electron transfer in a molecular complex

PULSE graduate student

XLEAP illustration

LCLS laser lab

Chemical reaction

FACET laser lab

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

A new way to shape a material’s atomic structure with ultrafast laser light

Unstable lattice

Study raises new possibilities for triggering room-temperature superconductivity with light