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... engineering, and the science and technology opportunities they enable were discussed in several previous National Academies' reports.2 Based on these advances, the principal research funding agencies in Europe and Asia began in the last decade to invest heavily in new facilities that will employ these high-intensity lasers for fundamental and applied science.3 No similar programs exist in the United States. This report was commissioned by four U.S.
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... Following a year spent gathering thousands of pages of information, attending seminars from experts, visiting major laser laboratories in the United States and Europe, and conducting regular telephone meetings, the committee arrived at con clusions and recommendations that constitute a roadmap for action, summarized here in seven summary conclusions and five roadmap recommendations:5 Conclusion 1: The science is important. High-intensity lasers enable a large and important body of science.
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... should engage the scientific stakeholders within the network to define what facilities and laser parameters will best serve research needs, emphasizing parameters beyond the current state of the art in areas critical to frontier science, such as peak power, repetition rate, pulse duration, wavelength, and focusable intensity. Conclusion 5: The United States has lost its previous dominance.
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... Cooperation among all sectors -- private industry, research universities, and government laboratories -- in the past has proved essential and the current situation could be improved to develop a robust national talent pool and a strong technology base for this fast growing area.6 Based on these conclusions, the committee arrived at its final recommendation:7 Recommendation 5: Agencies should create programs for U.S. scientists and engineers that include mid-scale infrastructure, project operations in high intensity laser science in the United States, development of key underpinning technologies, and engagement in research at international facilities such as Extreme Light Infrastructure.
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