Massive laser rejuvenates Stanford’s storied physics facility

New York Times : No longer in the vanguard of particle physics, the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center has converted its Nobel-winning particle smasher into a powerful electron-based x-ray laser, the Linac Coherent Light Source. As the first scientific results from LCLS are published, Kenneth Chang of the New York Times looks at how LCLS has transformed and rejuvenated SLAC.