Could vacuum physics be revealed by laser-driven microbubble?

Date 10th, Jul 2019
Source ScienceDaily - General News Websites

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Scientists have discovered a novel mechanism which they refer to as microbubble implosion (MBI) in 2018. In this study, the group confirmed that during MBI, an ultrahigh electrostatic field close to the Schwinger field could be achieved because micron-sized bubbles embedded in a solid hydride target implode to have nanometer-sized diameters upon ionization.