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SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory


    • Jan 11, 2012 LATEST EPISODE
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    MEGa-rays & the Dawn of Nuclear Photonics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2012 67:29


    Chris Barty shares some of the work that is being done at at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory surrounding the development of a new generation of gamma-ray sources called "MEGa-rays." (June 27, 2011)

    Status of XFEL/SPring-8 Construction and Beam Comissioning

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2012 68:10


    Tsumoru Shintake talks about the XFEL/SPring-8 machine and the mechanisms it uses such as a single-crystal thermionic-cathode electron gun and an in-vacuum undulatory. (March 7, 2011)

    Giving Birth to the Fifth Generation Light Source

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2012 66:43


    James Rosenzwieg explains how high-energy physics colliders and free electron lasers must become smaller and cheaper for accelerator-based science to survive. (February 28, 2011)

    James Van Allen: The First Eight Billion Miles

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2012 52:48


    Abigail Forestner explores America's early space program led by Astrophysicist James Van Allen. (February 7, 2011)

    Addressing the "Coal Renaissance" in a Post-Kyoto World

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2012 72:14


    Richard Morse delves into the outlook for global carbon policy, how international coal markets are evolving, and what strategies and technologies might realistically be used to reduce emissions from coal. (June 13, 2011)

    Accelerator Innovations for Science and Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2012 59:14


    Eric Colby discusses accelerator innovations and their promise for improving patient outcomes. (February 14, 2011)

    Accelerator Science for the 21st Century

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2012 44:34


    Vladimir Litvinenko discusses several breakthroughs in accelerator science that will either revolutionize the industry or create a radical change in direction. (February 22, 2011)

    Making Molecular Movies: 10,000,000,000,000 Frames per Second (Video)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2008 59:26


    Movies have transformed our perception of the world. The remarkably small and extremely fast molecular world that determines how your body functions cannot be captured with even the most sophisticated movie camera today. (December 12, 2006)

    Making Molecular Movies: 10,000,000,000,000 Frames per Second (Audio)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2008 59:26


    Movies have transformed our perception of the world. The remarkably small and extremely fast molecular world that determines how your body functions cannot be captured with even the most sophisticated movie camera today. (December 12, 2006)

    Nuclear Weapons: Security or Insecurity?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2007 79:58


    The insecurity generated by nuclear weapons greatly exceeds their value to U.S. security. Various steps to redress this problem is discussed. (March 12, 2007)

    Whispers of the Big Bang

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2007 66:26


    The faint radio signal that fills our universe is the echo of the beginning of the universe. Sarah Church describes how this is observed, what was learned from them, and what future experiments may yield. (June 27, 2007)

    Nuclear Weapons: Security or Insecurity?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2007 79:58


    The insecurity generated by nuclear weapons greatly exceeds their value to U.S. security. Various steps to redress this problem is discussed. (March 12, 2007)

    Whispers of the Big Bang

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2007 66:26


    The faint radio signal that fills our universe is the echo of the beginning of the universe. Sarah Church describes how this is observed, what was learned from them, and what future experiments may yield. (June 27, 2007)

    Space: The Hunt for Hidden Dimensions (Video)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2007 73:43


    This lecture explains the concept of dimensions and show that current theoretical models predict the existence of extra spatial dimensions which could be in the discovery reach of present and near-term experiments. (April 25, 2007)

    Space: The Hunt for Hidden Dimensions

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2007 73:43


    This lecture explains the concept of dimensions and show that current theoretical models predict the existence of extra spatial dimensions which could be in the discovery reach of present and near-term experiments. (April 25, 2007)

    Archimedes: Accelerator Reveals Ancient Text

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2007 62:19


    New text on the "Archimedes Palimpsest" revealed by x-ray beam at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory.

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