November 3, 2003--Using the unique properties of the world's longest linear accelerator (linac), researchers at the DOE Office of Science's Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) have made the ...
The SLAC Linac Coherent Light Source is now the world's brightest source of coherent ångström-wavelength X-rays. Paul Emma, the man who made this achievement possible, spoke to Nature Photonics about ...
Making a high-quality beam of high-energy electrons starts with an electron gun: It knocks electrons out of atoms with a laser beam so they can be accelerated to nearly the speed of light for ...