Building the world's brightest X-ray laser

Scientists at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory are putting the finishing touches on their LCLS-II laser, which will be 10,000 times brighter than the first LCLS laser.

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory: https://www6.slac.stanford.edu/

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00:00 Introduction
00:55 What is LCLS?
1:32 What is SLAC?
2:07 Molecular movies explained
3:21 Introducing LCLS-II
4:10 Superconducting electron accelerator (gun)
4:49 Cryomodules
5:27 Cryoplant
5:51 Beam switchyard
6:05 Undulator Hall (and how X-rays are made with magnets)
8:10 Near Experimental Hall
9:27 Far Experimental Hall
10:18 Matter in Extreme Conditions chamber
11:33 LCLS-II High Energy
12:03 What's next for LCLS-II?

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