Schematic of the Experiment Used to Capture the Alignment of Water Molecules by the Laser Light (IMAGE)

Stockholm University

Schematic of the Experiment Used to Capture the Alignment of Water Molecules by the Laser Light

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The schematic of the experiment used to capture the alignment of water molecules by the laser light. By using X-ray lasers, scientists have seen that the water molecules can be aligned for a very short time, forming a liquid crystal. Water molecules that are in a low-density liquid (LDL - blue regions) are easier to align that those in a high density liquid (HDL - yellow regions).

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Fivos Perakis

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