Ultra-fast X-ray pulses reveal how a solid melts into a liquid

Using ultra-fast bursts of X-ray light, scientists at the Department of Energy's Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) have observed the dizzyingly fast first steps of a solid melting into a liquid. They reported their results in the April 15 issue of the journal Science.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news3828.html">Ultra-fast X-ray pulses reveal how a solid melts into a liquid</a></p> <p>Using ultra-fast bursts of <a class="directory" href="http://www.physorg.com/search/X-ray">X-ray</a> light, scientists at the Department of Energy's Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) have observed the dizzyingly fast first steps of a solid melting into a liquid. They reported their results in the April 15 issue of the journal <i>Science</i>.</p>