• Question: Do you think they will ever be able to perfect a laser that could penertrate atoms

    Asked by harryfelix to Sam on 15 Mar 2012.
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      Sam Vinko answered on 15 Mar 2012:


      We already have that! X-ray lasers do precisely that: penetrate deep inside atoms and excite the most inner electrons from it, making this thing called hollow ions. Fascinating stuff!

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