Scientists generate megawatt-class laser beams for US Navy's next-generation weapon system
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 23:31
in Physics & Chemistry
Scientists have achieved a breakthrough with the Office of Naval Research's Free Electron Laser (FEL) program, demonstrating an injector capable of producing the electrons needed to generate megawatt-class laser beams for the US Navy's next-generation weapon system.
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