World's Fastest Water Heater (VIDEO)

Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY

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Simulation of the movement of the water molecules and atoms in the first 70 femtoseconds of the intense X-ray pulse. The experimental data were used to validate the theoretical modelling of the dynamics.

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Carl Caleman, CFEL/DESY and Uppsala University

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