10 Petawatt Laser | What on Earth | These lasers are at 10 petawatts. That's 10 billion watts. That's roughly equivalent to 1/10th of the energy that's coming out of the Sun.
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Department of Energy gives green light for a flagship petawatt laser facility at SLAC | SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
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Department of Energy gives green light for a flagship petawatt laser facility at SLAC | SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
![Dr Craig Dalȝell on Twitter: "2/ The antecedent of the laser is the maser - a coherent microwave source - invented in 1953. https://t.co/UgCLgD8AAl https://t.co/wtScmWuyvE" / Twitter Dr Craig Dalȝell on Twitter: "2/ The antecedent of the laser is the maser - a coherent microwave source - invented in 1953. https://t.co/UgCLgD8AAl https://t.co/wtScmWuyvE" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DMmp9AwX4AEXdGR.jpg)
Dr Craig Dalȝell on Twitter: "2/ The antecedent of the laser is the maser - a coherent microwave source - invented in 1953. https://t.co/UgCLgD8AAl https://t.co/wtScmWuyvE" / Twitter
![Dr Craig Dalȝell on Twitter: "2/ The antecedent of the laser is the maser - a coherent microwave source - invented in 1953. https://t.co/UgCLgD8AAl https://t.co/wtScmWuyvE" / Twitter Dr Craig Dalȝell on Twitter: "2/ The antecedent of the laser is the maser - a coherent microwave source - invented in 1953. https://t.co/UgCLgD8AAl https://t.co/wtScmWuyvE" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DMmpUMuXkAAPxe-.jpg)