The miniature gamma-ray burst in the laboratory

The miniature gamma ray explosion in the laboratory could become a premise for researchers to search for life beyond Earth.

An international group of scientists from the US, France, England and Sweden first created a miniature version of a laboratory using Gemini's world's most powerful laser system by Rutherford Laboratory. Appleton, England, developed, International Business Times on January 16 reported. The results of the study are published in Physical Review Letters.

The most common type of gamma ray burst occurs when a giant star collapses, forming a black hole.(Photo: NASA).

"Taking all the solar energy down to Earth and compressing it into a few µm area, the width of a human hair, you get the same amount of energy as the Gemini laser. By projecting Gemini laser into one. The complex goal, we created a miniature copy of the gamma ray explosion and how it took place in the universe, " said Gianluca Sarri, a member of the research team at Queen's Belfast University, UK.

Sarri said that the experiment helps scientists observe a number of important phenomena, playing a major role in producing gamma-ray bursts, such as producing a magnetic field for a long time.

The origin of intense gamma-ray explosions in the universe is still a mystery. Gamma-ray bursts are difficult to study because they originate in distant galaxies and last for a very short time.

"Learning about it is like learning the structure of a candle with just a glance, when it is sometimes lit thousands of kilometers away from you," Sarri said.

One theory of the origin of these explosions is that they emanate from giant astronomical objects, such as black holes. Scientists hope that their new study of gamma-ray bursts could help uncover more mysteries about the origin and formation of black holes.

Gamma rays can be used to search. The research team of the US Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Project looks for signals or messages from alien civilizations by investigating mysterious, unexplained electromagnetic signals. , including gamma rays.