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The Linac Coherent Light Source II X-ray laser will be so fast and bright that it will allow people to create movies of atoms moving inside molecules
The electron gun that powers the Linac Coherent Light Source-II X-ray laser marilyn chung/lawrence berkeley
The electron gun that powers the Linac Coherent Light Source-II X-ray laser
Early in 2023, electrons flying at nearly the speed of light in a tunnel beneath California will produce the brightest X-rays ever seen on Earth, allowing us to examine atoms and molecules in unprecedented detail.
These record-breaking X-rays will be produced at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, which has upgraded its Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) X-ray laser to be the fastest and brightest in the world. While the LCLS produced about 100 X-ray pulses each second, LCLS-II will …
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