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LCLS-II is a transformative upgrade for energy science, qualitatively changing the way that X-ray imaging, scattering and spectroscopy can be used to study how natural and artificial systems function. The upgrade empowers LCLS to produce X-ray pulses that are 10,000 times brighter than before and that arrive up to a million times per second.

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Illustration of SLAC's cryoplant refrigerator.
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Exploring and manipulating the behavior of polar vortices in materials may lead to new technology for faster data transfer and storage.

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It can help operators optimize the performance of X-ray lasers, electron microscopes, medical accelerators and other devices that depend on high-quality beams.

Artistic representation of a neural network superimposed on an electron beam profile
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This new understanding could aid the development of more efficient clean energy sources.

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When upgrades to the X-ray laser at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory are complete, the powerful new machine will capture up...

Infographic on LCLS-II data.
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At the Machine Shop, Pete Franco crafts beautiful, intricate and precise parts for the lab’s latest scientific tools.

Pete Franco at the SLAC Machine Shop
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The early-career award honors a promising leader in X-ray free-electron laser research.

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The annual conference for scientists who conduct research at SLAC’s light sources engaged more than 1,700 researchers in talks, workshops and discussions.

2020 SSRL/LCLS Users' Meeting
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FACET-II will pave the way for a future generation of particle colliders and powerful light sources, opening avenues in high-energy physics, medicine, and materials...

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Daniel Ratner, head of SLAC’s machine learning initiative, explains the lab’s unique opportunities to advance scientific discovery through machine learning.

Physicist Daniel Ratner.
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This leap in capability will allow scientists to investigate quantum and chemical systems more directly than ever before.

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The ePix10k detector is ready to advance science at SLAC’s Linac Coherent Light Source X-ray laser and at facilities around the world.

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The technique could improve the efficiency of data collection and pave the way for new kinds of experiments.

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