
CHEM590X students take a "Behind the Scenes" tour of the Advanced Photon Source!
CHEM 590X students went on a field trip to the Advanced Photon Source synchrotron at Argonne National Lab. We received a rare "behind the scenes" tour of the APS including the linac, PAR, booster and storage ring itself during the APS shutdown period. We also got a tour of the Center for Nanomaterials at Argonne National Lab.

We Installed a New Femtosecond OPA Laser
A new femtosecond laser was installed close to the MRL Hitachi-9500 ETEM. It consists of a femtosecond 1030 nm pump laser (Pharos) and a 260-2600 nm OPA (Orpheus) both from Light Conversion. The laser will be used to photo-generate the electrons in the ETEM as well as to excite the sample under study for pump-probe experiments. With a femtosecond resolution, we will be able to observe light-induced ultrafast dynamics at nanometer scales in various materials.

Cecilia Presents Her Work For Our Collaborators at the Advanced Photon Source
Cecilia presents her work for the Advanced Photon Source Science Advisory Committee Review of Sector 7-ID Pump-Probe!

Movie of Single-Shot Laser Pulse in TEM!
The .gif above shows a real time movie of a single-shot laser pulse within the TEM.