Convert petawatt to watts
Petawatt
The petawatt (PW) is a unit of power equal to 1015 watts. It is most commonly associated with the peak power of ultrashort pulsed laser systems, which can achieve petawatt-scale instantaneous power for femtosecond durations, enabling research in laser-driven particle acceleration and nuclear fusion. The concept of a petawatt laser was first demonstrated at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in 1996.
Watt
The watt (symbol: W ) is a unit of power. In the International System of Units (SI) it is defined as a derived unit of 1 joule per second, and is used to quantify the rate of energy transfer. In SI base units, the watt is described as kg⋅m 2 ⋅s −3 , which can be demonstrated to be coherent by dimensional analysis. The watt is named after James Watt, an 18th-century Scottish inventor.
Petawatt to Watt conversion table
| Petawatt | Watt |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1E+15 |
| 2 | 2E+15 |
| 5 | 5E+15 |
| 10 | 1E+16 |
| 25 | 2.5E+16 |
| 50 | 5E+16 |
| 100 | 1E+17 |
| 500 | 5E+17 |
| 1000 | 1E+18 |