X-ray snapshot: How light bends an active substance
With the help of the world's most powerful X-ray laser, European XFEL, a research team led by Goethe University Frankfurt and the research centre DESY has achieved an important breakthrough: Using the ...
optics.org9 天
Arizona State University builds compact X-ray free electron laser
The ASU team set out to develop the first compact X-ray free electron laser, or CXFEL. A dramatically smaller and less ...
Nature5 个月
First light from hard X-ray laser
The hard X-ray FEL has come of age. A free-electron laser is not like other lasers. It works by forcing a beam of electrons, travelling at nearly the speed of light, to oscillate in a long ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN1 个月
World’s most powerful X-ray laser aims to solve neutron puzzle, find dark matter
Located in Hamburg, Germany, this cutting-edge facility is home to the world’s largest and most powerful X-ray laser. Axions ...
Researchers capture first laser-driven, high-resolution CT scans of dense objects
A research team led by Colorado State University has achieved a new milestone in 3D X-ray imaging technology. The scientists ...
optics.org1 天
US researchers capture first laser-based CT scans of dense objects
Current industrial CT scanners are not only massive and costly, but they produce images with millimeter scale resolution. The team’s laser-driven approach generates a much smaller X-ray source, ...
Nanowerk1 年
X-Ray Free-Electron Laser (XFEL): A Breakthrough in Nanoscale Imaging
What are X-Ray Free-Electron Lasers? X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs) are a revolutionary type of X-ray source that produce ultra-short, highly intense pulses of X-rays. Unlike conventional X-ray ...
AZoOptics on MSN7 天
Laser-Driven X-Ray Imaging for Internal Object Analysis
This study reveals a novel laser-driven X-ray technique, offering non-destructive imaging solutions for industries reliant on precision and quality control.