We’ve created this new video animation to explain how the Advanced Radiographic Capability (ARC) laser works. ARC is an extremely powerful short-pulse laser that operates within LLNL’s National Ignition Facility (NIF) laser and enables researchers to probe and create extreme states of matter.
Visit the links below to learn more:
For information about the ARC laser and its recent experiments:
https://lasers-prod.llnl.gov/science/advanced-laser-systems/advanced-ra…
To learn about the chirped pulse amplification process that allows the ARC laser to operate:
https://lasers-prod.llnl.gov/nobelist%E2%80%99s-invention-helped-spark-…
To see a background video about how the NIF laser works:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yixhyPN0r3g
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