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@SLAClab
SLAC
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Upgraded X-ray Laser Science: Radiation Effects . Some of the first experiments harnessing the new capabilities of our LCLS X-ray laser could help us better understand how radiation impacts aging, can lead to cancer, corrodes machinery, and deteriorates electronics:
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We advance discovery through our partnership with @Stanford, using massive data from SLAC-built instruments to drive innovation, including unique AI tools applied to quantum materials, astrophysics, and ultrafast science. #DOENationalLabs
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Already July?! Oh my!. It’s time for another edition of our monthly newsletter, Signals. Learn the latest from the lab, spanning the first images from our LSST Camera to the first attosecond X-ray atomic laser:
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RT @KIPAC1: It's not too late to RSVP - join us tomorrow at 7pm in Hewlett or online to learn more about the groundbreaking images from @VR….
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Did you hear⁉️ . More than 2,000 new asteroids have already been discovered by @VRubinObs - and we expect to find millions more! What could be better for #InternationalAsteroidDay? ☄️
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RT @VRubinObs: Think you can spot a comet? ☄️. Try your eye with the *very first* citizen science project on @the_zooniverse that uses data….
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RT @VRubinObs: Who was Vera C. Rubin? 💫 . Vera Rubin is the namesake of @nsf-@doescience Rubin Observatory, but how much do you know about….
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It’s the world’s largest selfie!. Or at least, a collection of selfies in the shape of the world’s largest camera focal plane. You sent your selfie, we made a massive group photo celebrating our LSST Camera and @VRubinObs for #NationalCameraDay.
@VRubinObs
NSF-DOE Rubin Observatory
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Did someone say #NationalCameraDay? 📷. We wanted to celebrate ours by creating a giant 3200-megapixel group photo inspired by our LSST Camera. and here it is, featuring many of YOU!. Grab this epic group photo at 🤳. @SLAClab @noirlabastro
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Show some love for the world's largest digital camera this #NationalCameraDay! 📷 ❤️ 🌌. Our LSST Camera recently showed the world what it can do with the first images from the NSF-DOE @VRubinObs. Now you can explore the universe in 3.2 billion pixels:
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We power groundbreaking science through world-class user facilities allowing researchers around the world to conduct experiments that drive innovations in medicine, quantum science, microelectronics, & accelerator technology. #DOENationalLabs
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Installation in progress! 👷 🏗️ . Crews just moved a helium distribution box into place as part of the high-energy upgrade that will help us more than double the maximum X-ray energy of LCLS - the world's most powerful X-ray laser. The future is looking VERY cool!
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RT @Livermore_Lab: The @VRubinObs will #CaptureTheCosmos with unprecedented detail, observing more galaxies than people on Earth! #LLNL has….
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RT @VRubinObs: Experience NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory’s Cosmic Treasure Chest with sound!🎶. Just as an image conveys data visually, sonificat….
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We lead innovative research and develop cutting-edge scientific tools—from the world’s largest digital camera to the world’s most powerful X-ray laser—to explore the universe at its largest, smallest, and fastest scales.
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RT @KIPAC1: Travis Lange and Phil Marshall sat down yesterday with KQED to talk about their work @SLAClab to develop the camera for the @VR….
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@VRubinObs Updated link:
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SLAC
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Yesterday, we revealed the 1st images from @VRubinObs, taken with the world’s largest digital camera, built at SLAC. Learn how this project started more than 20 years ago & how the @Stanford/SLAC partnership in @KIPAC helped turn it into reality:
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RT @Stanford: Stanford researchers gathered on Monday morning to celebrate the release of the first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observato….
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SLAC
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A Rubin edition! 🌟 . In honor of the first images from @VRubinObs we have a special edition of our monthly newsletter. Relive some of the project’s biggest milestones:
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RT @KIPAC1: Interested in learning more about @VRubinObs after yesterday's first look? Our very own Sydney Erickson has you covered! She wi….
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