The US has a new most powerful laser
news.engin.umich.edu
Hitting 2 petawatts, the NSF-funded ZEUS facility at U-M enables research that could improve medicine, national security, materials science and more.
  • NoSpotOfGround@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 hours ago

    That’s 25 attoseconds, no?.. If so, that’s impressive.

    The power record holder right now is the Măgurele laser in Romania, at 10 PW, but it lasts a thousand times longer, at 25 femtoseconds I believe. I can’t find clear info on pulse duration anywhere. They do intend to decrease pulse durations it seems.