Atomic, Molecular, & Optical Sciences (AMO)
The AMO Sciences department is part of the LCLS Science, Research, and Development (SRD) division of LCLS. We perform research and support user experiments at the LCLS. The department has a diverse scientific interest ranging from the dynamics of electrons on the attosecond scale to gas-phase photochemistry to the dyanmics of nano-scale systems. We also work on advanced methodologies: developing new techniques and spectroscopies, along with advanced analysis methods.
Please feel free to reach out to the department head James Cryan, if you have any questions. We are interested in discussing your ideas for future experiment at LCLS or in collaborations on joint projects.
AMOS Department in the News
Clocking Electrons During Photoionization (Sept 24, 2024)Photoemission of core-level electrons is caught in the act (Sept 23, 2024)Scientists use attosecond X-ray pulses to shed new light on the photoelectric effect (August 21, 2024)Exploring the ultrasmall and ultrafast through advances in attosecond science (May 13, 2024)Researchers use attosecond X-ray pulses to track electron motion in a highly excited quantum state of matter (Jan 27, 2022)Exploring Chirality with an X-ray Laser (Sept 7, 2021)Attosecond pulses reveal electronic ripples in molecules (Sept 11, 2020)SLAC scientists invent a way to see attosecond electron motions with an X-ray laser (Dec 2, 2019)
