A novel experimental geometry at the Linac Coherent Light Source reveals, for the first time, how silicon responds to shocks similar to those in a planet’s core.
Scientists catch details with atomic resolution, potentially helping design systems to use sunlight and water to produce fuels.
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Lasting just a few hundred billionths of a billionth of a second, these bursts offer new tool to study chemistry and magnetism.
First demonstration of high-pressure metastability mapping with ultrafast X-ray diffraction shows objects aren’t as large as previously thought.
Tracking atoms is crucial to improving the efficiency of next-generation perovskite solar cells.
Measured strong coupling of vibrations and electrons could lead to controlled magnetism and electronic properties.
A new type of lens improves the focusing precision at the world’s most powerful X-ray light sources.
New Fresh-slice scheme provides customizable X-rays for studies needed to build more efficient electronics and cleaner energy.
Researchers trigger ultrafast response to see how molecules redistribute energy in quadrillionths of a second.
Seeding x-ray free electron lasers with customized electron beams produces incredibly stable laser pulses that could enable new scientific discoveries.
Delta undulator provides researchers with a new tool to probe chiral materials with widespread utility in agriculture and pharmaceuticals.
Previously unobserved scattering shows unexpected sensitivity to bound electrons, providing new insights into x-ray interactions with matter and opening the door to new probes of matter.
