Topic: LCLS-II | SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

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Once built, the system could produce fast X-ray pulses ten times more powerful than ever before.

illustration of an electron beam traveling through a niobium cavity – a key component of SLAC’s future LCLS-II X-ray laser.

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A machine learning algorithm automatically extracts information to speed up – and extend – the study of materials with X-ray pulse pairs.

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The Stanford Board of Trustees held its first meeting of the 2022-23 academic year Oct. 17-18. Trustees toured the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and...

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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 first of 37 cryomodules for LCLS-II is moved off of its truck after being shipped from Fermilab. All the cryomodules were delivered...

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Drone photo of the team working on LCLS-II cryoplant.

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Dominique White takes a look at the last cryomodule for LCLS-II delivered from Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.

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Aerial view of SLAC’s campus with the LINAC in the foreground leading into the campus. The interstate 280 passes over the LINAC. Stanford...

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SLAC’s research yard in the foreground, with the LINAC stretching 2 miles to the west, and SLAC’s campus on the right.

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The ultra-bright X-ray laser pulses of the Linac Coherent Light Source at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory can be used to strip electrons away from...

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LCLS-II’s Eric Fauve explains how the team cools the accelerator to 2 kelvins.

Cooling SLAC's linear accelerator to 2 kelvins

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En route to record-breaking X-rays, SLAC’s Cryogenic team built a helium-refrigeration plant that lowers the LCLS-II accelerator to superconducting temperatures.

Images of frost and a thermometer superimposed over an aerial view of an accelerator building.

Once built, the system could produce fast X-ray pulses ten times more powerful than ever before.

A machine learning algorithm automatically extracts information to speed up – and extend – the study of materials with X-ray pulse pairs.

The Stanford Board of Trustees held its first meeting of the 2022-23 academic year Oct. 17-18. Trustees toured the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and met the new dean of the Doerr School of Sustainability, among other matters.

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 first of 37 cryomodules for LCLS-II is moved off of its truck after being shipped from Fermilab. All the cryomodules were delivered via truck.

Drone photo of the team working on LCLS-II cryoplant.

Dominique White takes a look at the last cryomodule for LCLS-II delivered from Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.

Aerial view of SLAC’s campus with the LINAC in the foreground leading into the campus. The interstate 280 passes over the LINAC. Stanford campus and Hoover tower can be seen in the distance.

SLAC’s research yard in the foreground, with the LINAC stretching 2 miles to the west, and SLAC’s campus on the right.

The ultra-bright X-ray laser pulses of the Linac Coherent Light Source at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory can be used to strip electrons away from atoms, creating ions with strong charges. The ability to interact with atoms is critical for making...

LCLS-II’s Eric Fauve explains how the team cools the accelerator to 2 kelvins.

En route to record-breaking X-rays, SLAC’s Cryogenic team built a helium-refrigeration plant that lowers the LCLS-II accelerator to superconducting temperatures.

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Cryomodule lifted from truck

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Dominique White inspects a cryomodule delivered

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Getting LCLS-II to 2 kelvins

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Researchers adapt a Nobel Prize-winning method to design new, ultra-powerful X-ray systems

Artificial intelligence deciphers detector "clouds" to accelerate materials research

‘Real-world impact’: Stanford Board of Trustees learns how SLAC can change the future

XLEAP illustration

Cryomodule lifted from truck

Cryoplant team

Dominique White inspects a cryomodule delivered

SLAC full campus

SLAC’s research yard and LINAC

“Supercharging” atoms with X-ray laser

Getting LCLS-II to 2 kelvins

Helium’s chilling journey to cool a particle accelerator