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CERN detector to measure supershort pulses

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Conventional measurement techniques soon will be too slow to measure phenomena taking place on timescales faster than an attosecond. To measure such light pulses, scientists have proposed a method to create the world’s most precise stopwatch. Currently, pulse durations on the order of attoseconds (10-18 s) can be created, but computer simulations at Vienna University of Technology suggest that heavy ion collisions at CERN should be able to produce even shorter pulses – so short that they cannot be measured with the technology available today. “Atomic nuclei in...Read full article

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    Published: February 2013
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    1. A device designed to convert the energy of incident radiation into another form for the determination of the presence of the radiation. The device may function by electrical, photographic or visual means. 2. A device that provides an electric output that is a useful measure of the radiation that is incident on the device.
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