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Faster-Than-Light 'Quasiparticles' Touted as Futuristic Light Source

Thu, 10/19/2023 - 15:53

Nothing can travel faster than light, or 299,792,458 meters per second. But a certain group of particles acts as if it can, a team of physicists recently concluded, potentially paving the way for a powerful light source that could reveal new kinds of science.

faster than light, leptons, linear particle accelerator, free electron laser, jorge vieira, quantum electrodynamics, bernardo malaca

Upgraded Linear Accelerator in California Achieves First Light, Poised to Transform X-Ray Science

Mon, 09/18/2023 - 11:37

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Engineers who have toiled on the world’s most powerful X-ray laser for over a decade have finally achieved first light with the instrument, meaning that science with the newly energized machine is nearly upon us.

jennifer m granholm, greg hays, lcls, Stanford University, united states department of energy national laboratories, andrew burrill, x ray laser

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