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Terahertz waves, known as non-ionizing radiation, can turn into ionization radiation when sufficiently many terahertz photons are focused in space and time. A team led by scientists in Korea and the U.S. has created the world s most intense terahertz pulses that can instantaneously ionize atoms and molecules and convert them into plasma.
Since there is a high increase in the development of new THz sources and detectors, the terahertz (THz) gap, a frequency band lying between the infrared and microwave regions of the electromagnetic spectrum where traditional technologies are ineffective in producing and detecting radiation, is being closed quickly.