Carbon Rings Under Stress (IMAGE)
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A gas-phase X-ray scattering experiment captures cyclopentadiene rapidly transforming into the strained bicyclo[2.1.0]pentene. This structure change is triggered by a pump pulse (blue) and detected through X-ray scattering (yellow).
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Image courtesy of Greg Stewart, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
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Image courtesy of Greg Stewart, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
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