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Re:ASML, a $300B Dutch firm, makes the machines that make se... by 01100011 on Monday August 23, 2021 @02:26AM (#28272833)
Do you need to use a synchrotron? Is the radiation generated coherent or something? Otherwise why not use a liniac or cyclotron?
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Re:ASML, a $300B Dutch firm, makes the machines that make se... by tullatulla on Monday August 23, 2021 @07:15AM (#28274253)
You would really need a free electron laser to produce sufficient photons at the desired wavelength.

The lower the wavelength, the less photons you have at constant power, so shot noise becomes an issue...

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