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Atom tracking

Nature volume 429, pages 255–257 (2004)Cite this article

Diffraction patterns, generated using X-ray pulses of only picosecond duration, reveal the motion of individual atoms as iodine molecules dissociate, then recombine, in solution.

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Figure 1: X-ray diffraction of iodine molecules in carbon tetrachloride solution.

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