The Laser Electron Accelerator Facility (IMAGE)

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory

The Laser Electron Accelerator Facility

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The Laser Electron Accelerator Facility (LEAF) generates intense high-energy electron pulses that allow scientists to add or subtract electrons from molecules to make chemically reactive species and monitor what happens as a reaction proceeds.

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Brookhaven National Laboratory

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