X-Ray Pulse Strikes Water (IMAGE)

DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

X-Ray Pulse Strikes Water

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An X-ray laser pulse at SLAC's Linac Coherent Light Source probes a supercooled water droplet (center, left). The speed and brightness of the X-ray pulses allowed researchers to study water molecules in the instant before freezing.

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Greg Stewart/SLAC

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