World-record intensity in attosecond hard-X-ray pulses could unlock closer study of electrons in atoms and molecules

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- Researchers used the European XFEL to create X-ray flashes that were not only extremely short but also reached record intensity for this type of pulse. The researchers focused the X-rays to an area roughly 100,000 times smaller than the cross section of a typical human hair. This concentrated the…