Science begins at the world's most powerful X-ray laser

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Chemistry, Physics and Materials Sciences  Sun, 11/01/2009 - 23:00

(DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory) The first experiments are now underway using the world's most powerful X-ray laser, the Linac Coherent Light Source, located at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

Illuminating objects and processes at unprecedented speed and scale, the LCLS has embarked on groundbreaking research in physics, structural biology, energy science, chemistry and a host of other fields.

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