A laser that turns down the heat

Gary Rumbles

doi:10.1038/35054649

A laser that turns down the heat

Gary Rumbles

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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Abstract

An intense laser beam might be expected to cut, burn or blast anything in its path. But at the right wavelength and with a suitable target material, laser light can also chill.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	572-573
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature
Volume	409
Issue number	6820
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/35054649
Publication status	Published - Feb 1 2001

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Rumbles, G. (2001). A laser that turns down the heat. Nature, 409(6820), 572-573. https://doi.org/10.1038/35054649

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