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Atoms tell different stories when light hits a molecule in trillionths of a second - Phys.org

Atoms tell different stories when light hits a molecule in trillionths of a second - Phys.org

Researchers have captured how a molecule redistributes energy after absorbing light, differentiating the roles of individual atoms in the process. They used X-ray flashes from the European XFEL to show that different atoms in the same molecule can reveal diff…

Researchers have captured how a molecule redistributes energy after absorbing light, differentiating the roles of individual atoms in the process. They used X-ray flashes from the European XFEL to sh… [+3921 chars]

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