Viewing the ultra-fast at SSRL: First pump-probe experiments under way

(PhysOrg.com) — X-rays have been used for more than a century to expose the invisible in many of its forms. When a family doctor studies an X-ray of a broken leg or an agent scans a carry-on bag at an airport security gate, hard X-rays, with their ability to penetrate beyond the surface of a material, reveal hidden objects.

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Viewing the ultra-fast at SSRL: First pump-probe experiments under way