Arizona State University has officially begun a new chapter in X-ray science with a newly commissioned, first-of-its-kind instrument that will help scientists see deeper into matter and living things. The device, called the compact X-ray light source (CXLS), marked a major milestone in its operations as ASU scientists generated its first X-rays on the night of Feb. 2.
ASU has finished building a “tabletop” particle accelerator small enough to fit in a university basement but almost as powerful as its mile-long, billion-dollar forerunners.The device powers a special X-ray that can see not just bone, but soft tissues and much more.On Feb. 2, after more than six years of development and component testing, the Compact X-Ray Light Source