Facility

Laser

Sample Chamber

Oscilloscope

We do our experiments at the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) free electron laser at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.  Our experimental setup is at the end of a kilometer-long electron accelerator that generates coherent, ultrashort x-ray pulses with durations short enough to watch molecular motions.

LCLS experimental setup
Ultrafast Time-Resolved X-Ray Diffraction: Our experimental setup for ultrafast time-resolved x-ray diffraction installed at the LCLS during our first run, in October 2012
Photos at CXI hucth
CXI Hutch: From left to right: Lingyu Ma, Lisa Huang, Stuart Crane, Nathan Goff, Asami Odate. In the CXI Hutch, June 2022.
photo of michael and xinxin
At Dutch Goose: Michael Minitti and Xinxin Cheng, June 2022