Thales : and ELI-NP develop world’s most powerful laser
September 14, 2016 at 06:00 am EDT
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Thales has made innovation a core strategic priority and believes that real innovation hinges on the ability to harness creativity to meet actual customer needs and develop disruptive technologies. Based on this vision, the company is taking part in the Extreme Light Infrastructure for Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP) project to develop the world's most powerful laser system. This 2x10 petawatt laser will support research in nuclear physics and help advance human understanding of the physics of matter. It will be operational in 2018.
Thales has operated in Romania for 40 years and is now addressing the country's transport needs while expanding its areas of focus to include defence, security, aerospace and science and technology.
In the field of science and technology, Thales is supporting Romania's contribution to the European laser research project ELI-NP (Extreme Light Infrastructure-Nuclear Physics). The company is providing Romania's nuclear physics institute (IFIN-HH) with an ultra high-power laser system delivering 2x10 petawatts (20 million billion watts) of power. This is more powerful than any other laser system to date, including the petawatt systems previously installed by Thales. A special technical and scientific training programme will also be provided through Thales University.
On the ELI-NP project, Thales is not only responsible for the turnkey development and supply of a complex scientific instrument delivering unprecedented levels of power, but will train Romanian engineers and technicians to install and operate the system for European research programmes.
About the ELI project
The purpose of the Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI) project is to establish a European laser research facility for the investigation of high-intensity light-matter interactions and their potential applications. With a budget of around €850 million, the project will create a world-class laser research capability for the international scientific user community. It will be based at three sites currently under construction: ELI-ALPS (Hungary), ELI-Beamlines (Czech Republic) and ELI-NP (Romania).
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Thales is one of the European leaders in manufacturing and marketing of electronic equipment and systems for the defense and security, aerospace, and transportation sectors. Net sales break down by product group as follows:
- defense and security systems (53.4%): C4I defense and security systems (control and monitoring systems, communication, protection, cyber-security, and other systems), defense mission systems, naval systems, electronic war systems, drones, air operation systems (air defense, air surveillance), ground defense systems and missiles;
- aerospace systems (28.4%): avionics equipment (cockpit, cabin multimedia, and simulation equipment), space systems (satellites, payloads, etc.);
- digital identification and security solutions (18.2%).
Besides, the group owns a 35% stake in Naval Group (manufacture of naval equipment for defense and nuclear energy sectors).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: France (29.5%), the United Kingdom (6.6%), Europe (24.8%), the United States and Canada (14%), Asia (9.4%), Near and Middle East (6%), Australia and New Zealand (4.4%) and other (5.3%).
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