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LCLS-II will be a transformative tool for energy science, qualitatively changing the way that X-ray imaging, scattering and spectroscopy can be used to study how natural and artificial systems function. It will produce X-ray pulses that are 10,000 times brighter, on average, than those of LCLS and that arrive up to a million times per second.

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Illustration of SLAC's cryoplant refrigerator.

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‘Real-world impact’: Stanford Board of Trustees learns how SLAC can change the future

The Stanford Board of Trustees held its first meeting of the 2022-23 academic year Oct. 17-18. Trustees toured the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and...

October 24, 2022
Aerial photo of SLAC research yard
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Electron transfer in a molecular complex

When light drives electron transfer in a molecular complex, the surrounding solvent molecules also rapidly move.
October 11, 2022
When light drives electron transfer in a molecular complex, the surrounding solvent molecules also rapidly move.
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XLEAP illustration

Scientists use a series of magnets to transform an electron bunch into a narrow current spike which then produces a very intense attosecond X-ray...

September 27, 2022
XLEAP illustration
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Cryomodule lifted from truck

The first of 37 cryomodules for LCLS-II is moved off of its truck after being shipped from Fermilab.   All the cryomodules were delivered...

September 24, 2022
Cryomodule lifted from truck
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Cryoplant team

Drone photo of the team working on LCLS-II cryoplant.

September 23, 2022
Cryoplant team
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Dominique White inspects a cryomodule delivered

Dominique White takes a look at the last cryomodule for LCLS-II delivered from Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.

September 23, 2022
Dominique White takes a look at the last cryomodule for LCLS-II delivered from Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
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SLAC full campus

Aerial view of SLAC’s   campus. Stanford campus and Hoover tower can be seen in the distance.

September 22, 2022
Front Page - SLAC Full Campus
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“Supercharging” atoms with X-ray laser

Ultra-bright X-ray laser pulses can be used to strip electrons away from atoms, creating ions with strong charges.

September 21, 2022
Illustration of X-ray laser pulses stripping electrons away from atoms
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Cryomodule installation

September 21, 2022
Cryomodule installation in the LCLS tunnel
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Getting LCLS-II to 2 kelvins

LCLS-II’s Eric Fauve explains how the team cools the accelerator to 2 kelvins. 

August 31, 2022  ·  00:04:02  runtime
Cooling SLAC's linear accelerator to 2 kelvins
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Helium’s chilling journey to cool a particle accelerator

En route to record-breaking X-rays, SLAC’s Cryogenic team built a helium-refrigeration plant that lowers the LCLS-II accelerator to superconducting temperatures.

August 31, 2022  ·  6 min read
Images of frost and a thermometer superimposed over an aerial view of an accelerator building.
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Cross section of cryomodule

A cross section of the LCLS-II accelerator showing where liquid and gaseous helium flow in and out of the system.
August 30, 2022
Cross section showing pipes and liquid and gas helium