CALIFORNIA - Scientists develop large laser technology to be fired into space . Thus , the laser will interact with a layer of sodium atoms capable of forming a bright light exactly stellar.
Reported Newscientist , Wednesday ( 27/02/2013 ) , this new laser tested at the Very Large Telescope observatory in Chile . This laser light is fired to a height of 90 kilometers into the atmosphere .
This laser will interact with a layer of sodium atoms which have a thickness of 10 kilometers . This laser will make sodium fluoresce or glow , thus producing a point -like star bright artificial light .
Astronomers use this laser as a reference for monitoring the atmospheric turbulence through a telescope sight . With the advent of the artificial star , the scientists could see sharper images of objects that exist in space .
The researchers said the new laser is more flexible and reliable than previous lasers . " When we started to develop this laser , everyone said our goal is almost impossible , " said Domenico Bonaccini Calia of the European Southern Observatory ( ESO ) .
Calia said , this new laser is a breakthrough . Furthermore , he also hopes to share this with laser technology astronomers wider community again .
Reported Newscientist , Wednesday ( 27/02/2013 ) , this new laser tested at the Very Large Telescope observatory in Chile . This laser light is fired to a height of 90 kilometers into the atmosphere .
This laser will interact with a layer of sodium atoms which have a thickness of 10 kilometers . This laser will make sodium fluoresce or glow , thus producing a point -like star bright artificial light .
Astronomers use this laser as a reference for monitoring the atmospheric turbulence through a telescope sight . With the advent of the artificial star , the scientists could see sharper images of objects that exist in space .
The researchers said the new laser is more flexible and reliable than previous lasers . " When we started to develop this laser , everyone said our goal is almost impossible , " said Domenico Bonaccini Calia of the European Southern Observatory ( ESO ) .
Calia said , this new laser is a breakthrough . Furthermore , he also hopes to share this with laser technology astronomers wider community again .
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