Archive for enero 25, 2012

World’s Most Powerful X-ray Laser Creates 2-Million-Degree Matter

enero 25, 2012 Ciencia, Science
Menlo Park, Calif. — Researchers working at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have used the world’s most powerful X-ray laser to create and probe a 2-million-degree piece of matter in a controlled way for the first time. Read full release ...

Photo - Interior of a Linac Coherent Light Source experimental chamber at SLAC

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Scientists Create First Atomic X-ray Laser

enero 25, 2012 Ciencia, lasers, photon science, Science
Menlo Park, Calif. — Scientists working at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have created the shortest, purest X-ray laser pulses ever achieved, fulfilling a 45-year-old prediction and opening the door to a new range of scientific discovery. Read full release ...

Image - Illustration of laser hitting atom, with resulting burst of X-ray

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