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200-terawatt Laser Brings New Extremes in Heat, Pressure to X-ray Experiments
A 200-terawatt laser at SLAC will synchronize with X-ray laser pulses to precisely measure more extreme temperatures and pressures in exotic forms of matter.
Scientists Use Lasers to Simulate Shock Effects of Meteorite Impact on Silica
A SLAC study observed silica's shockingly fast transformation into a highly compressed form found in meteor craters.
SLAC’s Ultrafast ‘Electron Camera’ Visualizes Ripples in 2-D Material
Using a new technology for ultrafast science, researchers have for the first time observed extremely rapid atomic motions in a three-atom-thick layer of a promising material that could be used in next-generation solar cells, electronics and catalysts.
