Attoseconds, X-Ray Lasers, and Tracking Sub-Atomic Sheepdogs

Electrons are tiny, charged particles with huge jobs: They hold all matter together, they drive the chemical reactions that power life, and they transport information and energy across the globe. Despite their importance, we still don’t fully understand how they achieve all this busy work, mostly because they move astonishingly fast - in just attoseconds (a billionth of a billionth of a second). 

Join us as SLAC staff scientist Taran Driver explains how these sub-atomic sheepdogs drive nearly every process on Earth and how we’re starting to track their super-fast movements. Grab a drink, chase some sheep, and test your newfound knowledge with a lightning round of trivia and a hands-on challenge. We’ll see you there!

Speaker: Taran Driver, SLAC

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