Open AccessScience and Technology Review January/February 2011
Author(s) -
K M Blobaum
Publication year - 2010
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/1018438
Subject(s) - observatory , national ignition facility , brightness , national laboratory , meteorology , physics , astronomy , systems engineering , laser , optics , engineering , engineering physics , inertial confinement fusion
This month's issue has the following articles: (1) World's Most Intense X-Ray Laser Focuses on Livermore Science - Commentary by William H. Goldstein; (2) Groundbreaking Science with the World's Brightest X Rays - Experiments with x rays of unparalleled brightness and extremely short duration aim to reveal new information about atoms and molecules in motion; (3) From Data to Discovery - Ongoing control system enhancements at the National Ignition Facility bolster the understanding of experimental data and keep the system performing at its peak; (4) The Sun in All Its Splendor - Onboard the Solar Dynamics Observatory, Livermore-developed multilayer mirrors are enabling unprecedented full-disk, high-resolution images of the Sun; and (5) Drilling Deep into Plant Veins - A novel combination of imaging techniques is being used to understand the three-dimensional architecture of plant cell walls