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June 7, 2012

Researchers from the NSF EUV ERC describe a new tabletop X-ray "laser."

Margaret Murnane, Henry Kapteyn and Tenio Popmintchev--all of the NSF Engineering Research Center for Extreme Ultraviolet Science and Technology--describe their new technology for creating a laser-like beam of light that incorporates light from the UV, X-rays and all the wavelengths in between.

Credit: National Science Foundation


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