World's most powerful X-ray laser recreates conditions at the center of a star
To say things are really heating up at the US Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory isn't just a bad pun, it's one hell (sorry) of an understatement. An Oxford-led team used the Stanford-based facility that houses the world's most powerful X-ray laser to create and probe a 2-million-degree Celsius (or about 3.6 million degrees Fahrenheit) piece of matter. The experiment allowed the scientists the closest look yet at what conditions might be like in the heart of the Sun, other stars and planets... Continue Reading World's most powerful X-ray laser recreates conditions at the center of a starSection: Science and EducationTags: Energy, Fusion, Laser, Matter, Nuclear, Plasma, Stars, X-ray Related Articles: World's first hard X-ray free-electron laser images intact viruses Planet seeking Kepler Spacecraft readies for launch World's largest laser takes first steps towards nuclear fusion reaction Demonstration milestone for Solid State Laser program Ryobi AIRgrip Vacuum Holds Laser Level to Wa
World's most powerful X-ray laser recreates conditions at the center of a star
To say things are really heating up at the US Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory isn't just a bad pun, it's one hell (sorry) of an understatement. An Oxford-led team ...
Mon 30 Jan 12 from Gizmag
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Wed 25 Jan 12 from PhysOrg
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Thu 26 Jan 12 from Dvice
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Wed 25 Jan 12 from ZME Science
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A laser capable of energy bursts that exceed the entire power output of a small country has been used to recreate the enormous heat and pressure inside a star in a lab in California.
Wed 25 Jan 12 from Daily Mail
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Wed 25 Jan 12 from Popular Science
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