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x-ray laser [′eks ‚rā ′lā·zər] (electromagnetism) A device that uses the principle of amplification by stimulated emission of radiation to produce an intense beam of coherent x-rays. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| At some point, we want to try a pulsed X-ray laser so that we can collect all of the information needed in a very short time, so short that nothing moves during the exposure. Broad says that laymen weren't the only ones confused on this point; when Caspar Weinberer was on his way to Capitol Hill to tell Congress that the x-ray laser was indispensable, he kept asking a technical expert, "But it isn't a bomb, is it? If the physics works the way we want it to, we could expect an X-ray laser soon," Rhodes adds. |
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