The vacuum chamber during the interaction. (IMAGE)

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The vacuum chamber during the interaction.

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The vacuum chamber during the interaction. A relativistically intense laser pulse is focused on the glass target. The interaction generates a green glowing plasma and a purple harmonic beam that contains extreme coherent light fields suitable for quantum vacuum studies. Credit: Timmis et al. 2026.

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Timmis et al. 2026.

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