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New 'Molecular Movie' Reveals Ultrafast Chemistry in Motion

Multimedia ·
OSTI ID:1187775

Scientists for the first time tracked ultrafast structural changes, captured in quadrillionths-of-a-second steps, as ring-shaped gas molecules burst open and unraveled. Ring-shaped molecules are abundant in biochemistry and also form the basis for many drug compounds. The study points the way to a wide range of real-time X-ray studies of gas-based chemical reactions that are vital to biological processes.

Research Organization:
SLAC (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States))
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
1187775
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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