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7 Conclusions and Recommendations
Pages 148-152

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... This study concludes that the case for high-intensity and high-powered laserenabled science is unusually strong and broad. Chapter 5 shows that the research undertaken with the lasers in this study will have a major impact in the fields of plasma physics and planetary and stellar astrophysics, and is very likely to have a strong impact in accelerator physics, particle physics, and nuclear physics.
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From page 149...
... Chapter 4 describes European expenditures for major high-intensity laser r ­ esearch centers that form a significant part of a broader plan in Europe to reinvest public funds in scientific infrastructure that will enable economic as well as technological advances in the coming decades. This connection between high-intensity laser infrastructure and economic advance can also be made in the United States.
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... The United States also has laser system expertise, highly advanced laser component suppliers, and strong university research and education programs as well as major government facilities. Co-location also takes advantage of the expertise of the scientists, engi neers, and technicians who already use the facilities.
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... Recommendation 2: To increase integration and coordination in this field, the research agencies (Department of Defense, Department of Energy, ­National Science Foundation, and others) 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.
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... 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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