Experimenting with the Vulcan Laser

Tomorrow I’ll be visiting the Central Laser Facility in Oxfordshire again to work with a group of scientists on the Vulcan laser.

The Vulcan laser is one of a small group of petawatt lasers, currently the most powerful in the world. Over the next month a group of scientists will be using the laser to generate X-rays by hitting a target and creating plasma. The X-rays themselves will be used to test new forms of imaging.

I’m creating objects that will be placed in the X-ray beam and will be producing images from them. I’ll also be documenting the process with an aim to present the science itself as art.