Extremely small and fast: Laser ignites hot plasma
Tuesday, September 18, 2018 - 09:30
in Physics & Chemistry
When light pulses from an extremely powerful laser system are fired onto material samples, the electric field of the light rips the electrons off the atomic nuclei. For fractions of a second, a plasma is created. The electrons couple with the laser light in the process, thereby almost reaching the speed of light. When flying […]