Scientists Get First Glimpse of a Chemical Bond Being Born

Multimedia · Thu Feb 12 00:00:00 EST 2015

OSTI ID:1187777

Nilsson, Anders

Scientists have used an X-ray laser at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory to get the first glimpse of the transition state where two atoms begin to form a weak bond on the way to becoming a molecule.

• Research Organization: SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 1187777
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
REACTANT
TRANSITION STATE
BOND
CHEMICAL REACTION
CATALYST
MOLECULE
LCLS
XRAY LASER
CARBON MONOXIDE
OXYGEN