LCLS: Ultrafast Science
Abstract
Everyone knows that lasers can be bright. From Goldfinger to Star Wars, intense lasers carry a 'death ray' reputation in popular culture. But what is intense light, anyway? How can you even make or direct something that will blast to smithereens any material that it encounters? And how can something as ephemeral as a ray of light turn into an irresistible force? Is there an ultimate intensity, a brightest light? We'll answer these questions, and more.
- Authors:
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- Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States); SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1014031
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76SF00515
- Resource Type:
- Multimedia
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: SLAC Public Lecture Series, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California, presented on June 28, 2005
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; FERMILAB ACCELERATOR; LASERS; STANFORD LINEAR ACCELERATOR CENTER; SLAC; LCLS; LIGHT; LASER WAKEFIELD ACCELERATOR; X-RAY FREE-ELECTRON LASER; T4
Citation Formats
Bucksbaum, Philip H. LCLS: Ultrafast Science. United States: N. p., 2005.
Web.
Bucksbaum, Philip H. LCLS: Ultrafast Science. United States.
Bucksbaum, Philip H. Tue .
"LCLS: Ultrafast Science". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1014031.
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abstractNote = {Everyone knows that lasers can be bright. From Goldfinger to Star Wars, intense lasers carry a 'death ray' reputation in popular culture. But what is intense light, anyway? How can you even make or direct something that will blast to smithereens any material that it encounters? And how can something as ephemeral as a ray of light turn into an irresistible force? Is there an ultimate intensity, a brightest light? We'll answer these questions, and more.},
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year = {Tue Jun 28 00:00:00 EDT 2005},
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