 Station of Extreme Light

The Station of Extreme Light (SEL) is a research facility in Brazil dedicated to studying high-intensity laser technology and its applications. It is part of the Brazilian National Laboratory of Extreme Light (Laboratório Nacional de Luz Extreme, or LNLS), which aims to develop and employ laser systems capable of producing extremely high peak powers, in the range of petawatts (1 petawatt = 10^15 watts).