Animated explainer video (VIDEO)

University of Göttingen

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This animated explainer video shows how the experiment was carried out by researchers at the University of Göttingen, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchroton (DESY) and the European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser (European XFEL). An infra-red laser beam is tightly focused into a water-filled container, igniting a plasma spark; the subsequent shock wave and cavitation bubble are imaged by an X-ray flash. From this, the density inside the bubble and the surrounding shock wave is computed.

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Markus Osterhoff with voiceover by Dr Anne Pawsey

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