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Title: What happens when you combine laser beams?

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OSTI ID:1404922

The way the Death Star works in the fictional Star Wars universe has long been dismissed by scientists as something that defies our physical reality, but researchers at Lawrence Livermore's National Ignition Facility have found a way to successfully combine laser beams using plasma for the first time ever.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC5207NA27344
OSTI ID:
1404922
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English