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Gemini creates 'ghostly mirrors' for high-power lasers
Laser-driven ‘mirrors’ capable of reflecting or manipulating light have been produced using the CLF’s Gemini during research led by the University of Strathclyde, published in Nature Communications Physics.
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Calls for access to OCTOPUS and ULTRA
Gemini creates 'ghostly mirrors' for high-power lasers
HPL Christmas Meeting 2022: Thank you to all who attended!
Creating a protein library for blood using 2D-IR at Ultra
Many Congratulations to Connor Barker for Passing his PhD Viva!
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Our laser facilities
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ULTRA combines laser, detector and sample manipulation technology to probe ultrafast molecular dynamics for innovative research in the physical and life sciences in academia and industry.
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Artemis is an ultrafast XUV science facility, using high harmonics to investigate electron dynamics in condensed matter and gas-phase molecules, and for lensless imaging.
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The OCTOPUS (Optics Clustered to OutPut Unique Solutions) imaging cluster offers a wide range of imaging techniques.
Gemini
Gemini is a high power, ultra-short pulse laser system delivering dual beams of 15 J, 30 fs laser pulses, at a rate of one shot every 20 seconds
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Vulcan is a petawatt laser system, used for experiments researching fusion energy, electron and ion acceleration, laboratory astrophysics and plasma physics.
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HPL Christmas Meeting 2022: Thank you to all who attended!
The 2022 Christmas Meeting of the High Powered Laser Science Community took place on the 19th-21st December in 2022.
2022 CLF User Impact Awards
Are you a CLF User with research you think might have made an impact in the economy or society? Find out below how you can apply to be awarded a CLF User Impact Award for your work!
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