Linac Coherent Light Source
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X-ray free-electron laser facility
particle accelerator-based light source
scientific research facility
The Linac Coherent Light Source is a pioneering X-ray free-electron laser facility at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory that produces extremely bright, ultrafast X-ray pulses for cutting-edge research in physics, chemistry, biology, and materials science.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Linac Coherent Light Source II | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
X-ray free-electron laser facility
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particle accelerator-based light source ⓘ scientific research facility ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | Stanford University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | LCLS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | SLAC linear accelerator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| emits |
coherent X-ray pulses
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high-brightness X-ray pulses ⓘ ultrafast X-ray pulses ⓘ |
| enables |
single-shot imaging of nanoscale structures
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studies of chemical reaction dynamics ⓘ studies of protein structure and function ⓘ studies of quantum materials ⓘ studies of ultrafast electronic dynamics ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
DOE Office of Science
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U.S. Department of Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | U.S. Department of Energy user facility program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
X-ray beamlines
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beam transport system ⓘ electron injector ⓘ experimental hutches ⓘ undulator hall ⓘ |
| hasUpgrade | LCLS-II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inaugurated | 2009 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Menlo Park, California
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SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| notableAs | first hard X-ray free-electron laser in the world ⓘ |
| operatedBy | SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | SLAC accelerator complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakBrightness | orders of magnitude higher than synchrotron sources ⓘ |
| pulseDuration | femtosecond scale ⓘ |
| radiationType | X-rays ⓘ |
| startOfOperation | 2009 ⓘ |
| upgradePurpose | increase repetition rate and average brightness ⓘ |
| usedFor |
biology research
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chemistry research ⓘ coherent diffraction imaging ⓘ femtosecond time-resolved experiments ⓘ high-energy-density science ⓘ materials science research ⓘ nonlinear X-ray spectroscopy ⓘ physics research ⓘ serial femtosecond crystallography ⓘ |
| userFacilityType | open access to external researchers ⓘ |
| uses | free-electron laser principle ⓘ |
| website | https://lcls.slac.stanford.edu/ ⓘ |
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Linac Coherent Light Source II