The laser uses hard X-rays, 10 9 times the relative brightness of traditional synchotron X-rays, in order to take "snapshots" of objects on the nearly atomic level before obliterating samples.
The laser uses hard X-rays, 10 9 times the relative brightness of traditional synchotron sources and is the most powerful x-ray source in the world. Often, x-rays are used to take "snapshots" of objects on the nearly atomic level before obliterating samples.