X-ray laser reveals how radiation damage arises (VIDEO)

Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY

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Example of the reconstructed dynamics of a water molecule breaking apart during the absorption of two high-energy X-ray photons. The two absorption steps are symbolised by colour changes of the oxygen atom.

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Credit: DESY, Ludger Inhester

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