Definition of «ultrafast lasers»

"Ultrafast lasers" refers to laser devices that can emit extremely short bursts of light, which can last for just a few femtoseconds (quadrillionth of a second) or even attoseconds (quintillionth of a second). These lasers are used in various scientific and industrial applications, such as cutting, drilling, imaging, and studying ultrafast processes at the atomic and molecular level. They allow for highly precise and rapid actions, enabling advancements in various fields of science and technology.

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Zhong, who is also a professor of chemistry and biochemistry, and his team used ultrafast laser pulses to take snapshots of water molecules moving around a DNA polymerase, the kind of protein that helps DNA reproduce. (sciencedaily.com)
A new generation of ultrafast lasers like the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (used in the current study) are redefining the field of X-ray crystallography. (sciencedaily.com)
Using ultrafast laser pulses that speed up the data recording process, Caltech researchers adopted a novel technique, ultrafast electron crystallography (UEC), to visualize directly in four dimensions the changing atomic configurations of the materials undergoing the phase changes. (sciencedaily.com)
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