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Zap! US Navy reveals startling photo of its new laser beam warship weapon firing at a cruise missile
The US Navy successfully tested its new laser weapon mounted on a warship. The dramatic photo above depicts the High Energy Laser and Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system ...
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Laser-beam profilers
Knowledge of a laser beam's shape and output-power distribution is critical for optimizing laser performance. Neil Savage summarizes the latest beam-profiling products on the market. People using ...
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National Ignition Facility laser at LLNL creates world's brightest X-ray source
the electrons in the beam interact with the electrons bound to the metal atoms to create X-rays," said LLNL's Jeff Colvin. "At NIF, we use the high-power laser beam instead of an electron beam to make ...