Representation of a material changing in response to the absorption of a laser photon (IMAGE)

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Representation of a material changing in response to the absorption of a laser photon

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Brookhaven scientists used their new ultrafast pair distribution function (uf-PDF) technique to explore the transition of a quantum material to a previously undiscovered material phase. The above schematic shows how the absorption of a laser photon initiates a small change that propagates through the material over time, rather than instantaneously changing the whole material.

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(Jack Griffiths/Brookhaven National Laboratory)

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