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science-and-technology2 years ago

"California's X-Ray Laser Revolutionizes Atom Filming with Unprecedented Power"

California's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory has announced the "first light" of the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) II, the world's most powerful X-ray laser. Capable of producing a million X-ray flashes per second, the LCLS II offers unprecedented detail at the atomic scale, potentially enabling new discoveries in fields such as quantum events, chemical processes, and drug development. The laser's advanced technology includes a superconducting accelerator, cryogenic modules, and undulators. The LCLS II is expected to attract researchers from around the world and facilitate groundbreaking experiments in various scientific disciplines.

physics2 years ago

Revolutionizing X-Ray Imaging with Interferometry

Researchers at the German Electron Synchrotron (DESY) have successfully demonstrated a novel x-ray imaging technique based on Hanbury Brown and Twiss interferometry, which can be used to image the structure of emitters on a copper film. The technique could eventually enable single-particle imaging of biomolecules and catalysts at the atomic scale, and, with sufficient time resolution, characterization of their reaction dynamics. The development of x-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs) has helped in this regard by making possible the generation of high-intensity x-ray pulses with femtosecond or even shorter durations.