A Molecular Ballet in X-rays (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY

A Molecular Ballet in X-rays (1 of 2)

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The molecules (green stream) enter the test chamber with random orientation and are forced to all take up the same pose by an optical laser (red). A bright X-ray flash (blue) produces a diffraction image (upper right) that contains structural information about the molecule.

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Credit: Stephan Stern/CFEL

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