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The Mega-Electron Volt Ultrafast Electron Diffraction (MeV-UED) instrument, part of the LCLS User Facility, is a powerful "electron camera" for the study of time-resolved, ultrafast atomic & molecular dynamics in chemical and solid-state systems.

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SLAC staff scientist Alexander Reid, the first user of the lab's instrument for ultrafast electron diffraction (MeV-UED).
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In a first, researchers capture fleeting “transition state” in ring-shaped molecules excited by light

The results should further our understanding of similar reactions with vital roles in chemistry, such as the production of vitamin D in our bodies.

May 25, 2023  ·  3 min read
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SLAC expands and centralizes computing infrastructure to prepare for data challenges of the future

An extension of the Stanford Research Computing Facility will host several data centers to handle the unprecedented data streams that will be produced by...

July 27, 2022  ·  7 min read
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