Shocking Diamonds at LCLS!

Written By Leora Dresselhaus-Marais

Finishing up an exciting experiment at LCLS today, where we are watching how shock waves make even the strongest material - diamond - break. It’s great collaborating with scientists from LLNL and SLAC to study these exotic dynamics in the most extreme states.

People (clockwise, starting from left): Leora Dresselhaus-Marais, Brandon Mello, Cara Vennari (LLNL), Jon Eggert (LLNL), Chris McGuire (LLNL), Lauren Moghimi.

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