could this boil one molecule of water?
Comment on The most powerful laser in the US recently produced 2 quadrillion watts of power
BombOmOm@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
The key thing here is the burst lasted for “25 quintillionths of a second long”.
Meaning it had a total output engery of 0.05 W/h, or how much energy a standard US space heater outputs over the course of an eighth of a second.
humanspiral@lemmy.ca 9 hours ago
NoSpotOfGround@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
So 25 attoseconds… That is impressive. The power record holder right now is the Măgurele laser in Romania, at 10 PW, but it lasts a thousand times longer, at 25 femtoseconds I believe.
Eheran@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
You multiply seconds with seconds per hour and somehow get “per hour” as the final result? But even ignoring that error, what is W/h supposed to be? Rate of change of power?
Eheran@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
You multiply seconds with seconds per hour and somehow get “per hour” as the final result? But even ignoring that error, what is W/h supposed to be? Rate of change of power?
Also, it is a small k for kilo and you don’t write it as 4.310^18^[unit]. Just 4.310^18 [unit]. Or 4.3E18 [unit].