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World-record intensity in attosecond hard-X-ray pulses could unlock closer study of electrons in atoms and molecules
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a technology story. Phys.org Breaking News is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 16 Oct 2026, 19:10 UTC. The headline in use is “World-record intensity in attosecond hard-X-ray pulses could unlock closer study of electrons in atoms and molecules”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Researchers used the European XFEL to create X-ray flashes that were not only extremely short but also reached record intensity for this type of pulse. The researchers focused the X-rays to an area roughly 100,000 times smaller than the cross section of a typical human hair.
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