Eureka! The camera that can capture the briefest moments
Suddenly, it happens. In a long-term research project, a breakthrough suddenly occurs or chance plays into the hands of the researchers. A new crucial discovery is made.
DEVELOPMENTS in laser technology are no longer moving at rocket speed, but at laser speed! Researchers from the University of Gothenburg and from Germany and the USA have now developed the world’s fastest laser camera. The camera can create two-dimensional films at a record speed of 12.5 billion frames per second.
THIS SUPER-CAMERA makes it possible to follow the sequence of events in the combustion of hydrocarbon fuels that produce nano-sized soot particles, various light phenomena and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which are harmful to the environment. The soot particles from hydrocarbons make up 70 per cent of the matter in space and are also interesting nanomaterials with applications in electronics and energy.
The laser camera can also be used in other areas of research such as physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, energy and environmental research.
More about the research: World’s fastest laser camera films combustion in real time
Text: Linnéa Magnusson