X-ray light sources and electron imaging

SLAC researchers and collaborators trained a neural network that can use ion momentum to work backward and predict the pre-blast geometry of a molecule.

The new method allows better studies of valence electrons key to materials’ properties and could help unlock novel photocatalysts, light-switchable superconductors and other applications of the future.  

Researchers reveal why trace amounts of alloy added to some catalysts keep them performing better over time. The study suggests models that could boost manufacturing.

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. 

Salleo sees strength in the big picture and minute details of the people, tools and partnerships at SLAC.

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. 

Imaging at SLAC's synchrotron demonstrates the twisted structures’ exotic properties that could benefit the development of superconductors and quantum materials.

SLAC scientists develop an approach to better guide the preparation of cell slices for cryogenic-electron tomography imaging.

Researchers find evidence of coexisting atomic stacking patterns in superionic water. 

Surfing a plasma wave, electrons get an energy and brightness boost.

With a new method that could be extended to study Earth’s core and nuclear fusion, they identify and explain jumps in the electrical conductivity of aluminum under extreme conditions.