X-ray damage creates new structure in water

Our paper describing a surprising new observation in liquid water: X-rays generate a new structure

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WAXS showing the formation of a new peak we observe in the diffraction of neat water, after X-ray irradiation by the LCLS.

Our paper describing the results of our X-ray pump, X-ray probe paper is out in Communications Physics.

Read more in my blog post, or get the paper straight up:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s42005-024-01768-6