Laser Energy Is Converted Into Super-high Energy Photons (IMAGE)

Chalmers University of Technology

Laser Energy Is Converted Into Super-high Energy Photons

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Gamma rays are electromagnetic waves, just like visible light or X-rays, but with much higher energy. The most energetic gamma rays in the world could be created by the help of advanced laser physics. When the laser light is intense enough and all parameters are right, trapped particles (green) could efficiently convert the laser energy (surfaces in red, orange and yellow) into cascades of super-high energy photons (pink).

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Arkady Gonoskov

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