X-Ray Laser Beams

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By Aidan Ryder

 X-Rays are very powerful tools. They emit high amounts of radiation to the receiver which can do very harmful things to living organisms. Laser beams are very intense beams that are very narrow. When you fuse both of these, you get an X-Ray Laser Beam. This form of a laser is extremely powerful. The strongest X-Ray Laser Beam is so powerful, it can cause molecular changes, including molecular black holes. SLAC states, "A single laser pulse stripped all but a few electrons out of the molecule’s biggest atom from the inside out, leaving a void that started pulling in electrons from the rest of the molecule." This website is explaining that scientists couldn't believe their eyes once this event occurred. The atom was ripped apart by the radiation amount and the atom sucked in all the molecules around it. No wonder scientists were surprised once the atom turned into a black hole. Something never seen before by scientists was now proven by an extremely powerful laser.
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This very powerful X-Ray Laser is a lot more intense than you would ever imagine. Futurism states that the laser is, "a hundred times more intense than what you would get if you focused all the sunlight that hits the Earth’s surface onto a thumbnail." The sun is already extremely powerful as is. If all of the light from the sun was focused, it could kill almost any organism. One hundred times this amount is just too extreme. 

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Why do we need this X-Ray Laser? Well, it's because we need to discover new things. The presence of science is endless and we will not stop until we discover everything (which will never happen). While new things are being created, new discoveries are born. The invention of this laser opened up many new  discoveries to being born. One of these was the molecular black hole which is formed by the intense radiation of the laser.

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In the future, this laser will be very important. With it being able to break down atoms, it could potentially be able to destroy cells. Certain cells, including cancer cells, could potentially be destroyed. This laser could diminish illnesses and cure diseases.



Website: https://futurism.com/scientists-just-produced-a-molecular-black-hole-using-x-rays

Website: https://www6.slac.stanford.edu/news/2017-05-31-world’s-most-powerful-x-ray-laser-beam-creates-‘molecular-black-hole’.aspx

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