LCLS: The Linac Coherent Light Source at SLAC

A revolutionary scientific instrument at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. As the world’s most powerful X-ray laser, the Linac Coherent Light Source creates unique light that can resolve detail the size of atoms and see processes that occur in less than one tenth of a trillionth of a second. At these unprecedented speeds and scales, the LCLS has embarked on groundbreaking research in physics, structural biology, energy science, chemistry and a host of other fields.