News tagged with lightsource

World's First Hard X-ray Laser Achieves 'First Light'

(PhysOrg.com) -- The world's brightest X-ray source sprang to life last week at the U.S. Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. The Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) offers researchers ...

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (11) | comments 2

X-rays used to reveal secrets of famous fossil

(PhysOrg.com) -- About 150 million years ago, an evolutionarily hybrid creature, a dinosaur on its way to becoming a bird, died in what is now Germany, and become fossilized in limestone.

Physics / General Physics

created Feb 15, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource 2010 - 2011 run starts this week

The 2010–2011 user run starts this week at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource. The run is scheduled to last until July 25, 2011, with an estimated 1500 users coming to SLAC over the course ...

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 18, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0