X-ray imaging

The team developed a platform that uses powerful X-rays from the lab’s LCLS X-ray laser to resolve for the first time the evolution of instabilities in high-density plasmas. 

Pages from the Codex Climaci Rescriptus palimpsest from the Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC, were brought to the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource to recover erased astronomical text, especially fragments from Hipparchus' star catalog.

Using SSRL, scientists uncovered fossil evidence that the first groups of vertebrates possessed surprisingly advanced eyes. 

Researchers at SLAC are developing experimental techniques to evaluate new candidates for inertial fusion energy targets. 

Laser-driven break up of "buckyballs" is recorded in real-time by X-ray imaging at LCLS. 

A new machine learning algorithm rapidly reconstructs 3D images from X-ray data. 

With a suite of reimagined instruments, researchers take up scientific inquiries that were out of reach just one year ago. 

Results obtained with SLAC’s X-ray laser show how tiny magnetic coils can align over a surprisingly broad timescale, inspiring new ideas for microelectronics. 

Researchers used the upgraded LCLS to better understand what makes Xanthone – a powerful photocatalyst used in cancer therapies –  so efficient.  

Now 10,000 times brighter and thousands of times faster, LCLS sheds light on the formation of free radicals in nature. 

The new findings highlight the need for ongoing monitoring of H5N1’s evolution in nature. 

Following a boom in catalysis users at SSRL, Beam Line 10-2 has been transformed and outfitted with new technologies.