A crystalline region may be melted by exposure to a brief, intense pulse of heat.

However, the intense pulse of high-energy neutrons that is generated is intended as the principal killing mechanism, not the fallout, heat or blast.

After about five seconds, something very peculiar occurs: the bubble begins to emit intense but very brief pulses of light.

In parallel to the work on semiconductors, Mazur began studying the interaction of intense femtosecond pulses with transparent materials.

The project, which began last January, involves sending intense pulses of low-pitched sound through the oceans.

The Jemez area experienced an intense pulse of basalt volcanism between 9 and 11 million years ago.

One such blip is found in short gamma ray bursts, intense pulses of high energy photons seen in astronomy.

It was as if all the light in the world had been concentrated into that single intense pulse.

This is because the power is packed into shorter but more intense pulses.

The device, which propels a bullet by applying an intense electromagnetic pulse, is similar to weapons under research for use in space against missiles.