Schematics of the all-optical nonlinear Compton scattering experiment showing laser-driven electron acceleration, electron-laser collision, and Compton scattering to produce gamma rays. In a ...

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Engineering Assistant Professor Aakash Sahai and graduate student Kalyan Tirumalasetty run a test in a laser lab at the University of Colorado Denver. A University of Colorado Denver engineer is on ...

Federal money to allow U.S. and European collaboration to study coherent light sources beyond x-rays. Combining Rochester’s theoretical expertise with ELI Beamlines’ experimental skills. U.S. Federal ...

A lead halide material can detect and image single gamma-ray photons with both high-spatial and high-energy resolution ...

It's a celestial event that has astronomers both excited and puzzled. Dan Smith has the story of how a gamma-ray burst across ...

Scientists are unlocking new secrets of the universe with tiny particles called plasmons. These plasmons allow researchers to confine powerful electromagnetic energy within spaces smaller than a grain ...

Earlier this year, it was reported that Earth was hit by the brightest gamma-ray bursts seen since the dawn of civilization. Now, a team of astronomers has assigned a value to the energy contained in ...