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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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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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The original LCLS undulator system was removed and replaced with two totally new systems that offer dramatic new capabilities. 
New undulator hall
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Marking the beginning of the LCLS-II era, the first phase of the major upgrade comes online.

New undulator hall
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Learning how liquid silicates behave at these extreme temperatures and pressures has been a longstanding challenge in the geosciences.

atomic arrangements of liquid silicates at the extreme conditions found in the core-mantle boundary.
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New research shows that when a bunch of electrons zooms through the middle of a ring-shaped laser beam, the bunch can wind up with...

donut laser
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Called XLEAP, the new method will provide sharp views of electrons in chemical processes that take place in billionths of a billionth of a...

XLEAP illustration.
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The next revolutionary X-ray laser in a class of its own, LCLS-II, is under construction at SLAC, with support from four other DOE national...

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The SLAC scientists will each receive $2.5 million for their research on fusion energy and advanced radiofrequency technology.

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Particle accelerators are some of the most complicated machines in science.

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Physicist Tor Raubenheimer explores the world by climbing rocks and designing particle accelerators.

Photo: Tor Raubenheimer, accelerator physicist