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Using light to investigate
extreme states

Osaka University is part of the HERMES (High Energy density Revolution of Matter in Extreme States) project in which the University is collaborating with Riken and other research institutions, both in Japan and internationally, to open up a field of science that studies extreme states (high energy density science) created by power lasers. We are working to strengthen the functions of the center as a global hub in this field by combining Osaka University’s power laser and related application technology with the synchrotron radiation technology at the Riken SPring-8 Center.

HERMES project

●1st step : 50-100J long (0.1-10Hz) + 40TW short (10Hz)
●2nd step : 400J long (0.1Hz) + 500TW short (1Hz) + Laser particle beams
●Final step (- 2020-) : expectation >kJ long + >10PW

New matter and materials created by
laser-induced, high-pressure extreme states

Using high-intensity light to search for
vacuums related to the birth of the Universe (vacuum quantum optics)