Russia is building the world's most powerful laser

Valentin Kostyukov said on July 30 that Russia is building the world's most powerful laser equipment (UFL-2M) in the city of Sarov. The first part of this equipment will be put into operation in 2017.

According to Kostyukov, the manufacture of laser equipment is currently in the critical stage. The first design phase will end on August 1, then within one year will detail the design and then begin to accelerate the manufacturing process. Right after the decision to bring the first of the world's most powerful lasers into service, Russia will conduct serious testing.

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The UFL-2M has 192 laser beams, occupying nearly two football fields, the highest point reaching the height of the 10-story home. This device has the largest power with a peak power of 2 megajoules, while similar devices in the United States and France only reach 1.8 megajoules.

Basic research on high temperature plasma will be conducted on this unique device. Russia hopes to become an international center where not only local scientists but also foreign scientists will come.

The decision to make the world's most powerful laser device is extremely complex, while US and French colleagues have begun work on this. long. However, this also gives Russian physicists time and opportunity to adjust, to give the idea of a more complete laser device, which surpasses a series of parameters compared to analog devices. the British and French.