petawatt | 1 PW | 2 PW | 3 PW | 4 PW | 5 PW | 6 PW | 7 PW | 8 PW | 9 PW | 10 PW | 11 PW | 12 PW | 13 PW | 14 PW | 15 PW | 16 PW | 17 PW | 18 PW | 19 PW | 20 PW | 21 PW | 22 PW | 23 PW | 24 PW | 25 PW | 26 PW | 27 PW | 28 PW | 29 PW | 30 PW | 31 PW | 32 PW | 33 PW | 34 PW | 35 PW | 36 PW | 37 PW | 38 PW | 39 PW | 40 PW | 41 PW | 42 PW | 43 PW | 44 PW | 45 PW | 46 PW | 47 PW | 48 PW | 49 PW | 50 PW | 51 PW | 52 PW | 53 PW | 54 PW | 55 PW | 56 PW | 57 PW | 58 PW | 59 PW | 60 PW | 61 PW | 62 PW | 63 PW | 64 PW | 65 PW | 66 PW | 67 PW | 68 PW | 69 PW | 70 PW | 71 PW | 72 PW | 73 PW | 74 PW | 75 PW | 76 PW | 77 PW | 78 PW | 79 PW | 80 PW | 81 PW | 82 PW | 83 PW | 84 PW | 85 PW | 86 PW | 87 PW | 88 PW | 89 PW | 90 PW | 91 PW | 92 PW | 93 PW | 94 PW | 95 PW | 96 PW | 97 PW | 98 PW | 99 PW | 100 PW |
picowatt | 1.0 × 1027 pW | 2.0 × 1027 pW | 3.0 × 1027 pW | 4.0 × 1027 pW | 5.0 × 1027 pW | 6.0 × 1027 pW | 7.0 × 1027 pW | 8.0 × 1027 pW | 9.0 × 1027 pW | 1.0 × 1028 pW | 1.1 × 1028 pW | 1.2 × 1028 pW | 1.3 × 1028 pW | 1.4 × 1028 pW | 1.5 × 1028 pW | 1.6 × 1028 pW | 1.7 × 1028 pW | 1.8 × 1028 pW | 1.9 × 1028 pW | 2.0 × 1028 pW | 2.1 × 1028 pW | 2.2 × 1028 pW | 2.3 × 1028 pW | 2.4 × 1028 pW | 2.5 × 1028 pW | 2.6 × 1028 pW | 2.7 × 1028 pW | 2.8 × 1028 pW | 2.9 × 1028 pW | 3.0 × 1028 pW | 3.1 × 1028 pW | 3.2 × 1028 pW | 3.3 × 1028 pW | 3.4 × 1028 pW | 3.5 × 1028 pW | 3.6 × 1028 pW | 3.7 × 1028 pW | 3.8 × 1028 pW | 3.9 × 1028 pW | 4.0 × 1028 pW | 4.1 × 1028 pW | 4.2 × 1028 pW | 4.3 × 1028 pW | 4.4 × 1028 pW | 4.5 × 1028 pW | 4.6 × 1028 pW | 4.7 × 1028 pW | 4.8 × 1028 pW | 4.9 × 1028 pW | 5.0 × 1028 pW | 5.1 × 1028 pW | 5.2 × 1028 pW | 5.3 × 1028 pW | 5.4 × 1028 pW | 5.5 × 1028 pW | 5.6 × 1028 pW | 5.7 × 1028 pW | 5.8 × 1028 pW | 5.9 × 1028 pW | 6.0 × 1028 pW | 6.1 × 1028 pW | 6.2 × 1028 pW | 6.3 × 1028 pW | 6.4 × 1028 pW | 6.5 × 1028 pW | 6.6 × 1028 pW | 6.7 × 1028 pW | 6.8 × 1028 pW | 6.9 × 1028 pW | 7.0 × 1028 pW | 7.1 × 1028 pW | 7.2 × 1028 pW | 7.3 × 1028 pW | 7.4 × 1028 pW | 7.5 × 1028 pW | 7.6 × 1028 pW | 7.7 × 1028 pW | 7.8 × 1028 pW | 7.9 × 1028 pW | 8.0 × 1028 pW | 8.1 × 1028 pW | 8.2 × 1028 pW | 8.3 × 1028 pW | 8.4 × 1028 pW | 8.5 × 1028 pW | 8.6 × 1028 pW | 8.7 × 1028 pW | 8.8 × 1028 pW | 8.9 × 1028 pW | 9.0 × 1028 pW | 9.1 × 1028 pW | 9.2 × 1028 pW | 9.3 × 1028 pW | 9.4 × 1028 pW | 9.5 × 1028 pW | 9.6 × 1028 pW | 9.7 × 1028 pW | 9.8 × 1028 pW | 9.9 × 1028 pW | 1.0 × 1029 pW |
The petawatt (PW) is equal to one quadrillion (1015) watts and can be produced by the current generation of lasers for time-scales on the order of picoseconds (10−12 s). One such laser is the Lawrence Livermore's Nova laser, which achieved a power output of 1.25 PW (1.25×1015 W) by a process called chirped pulse amplification. The duration of the pulse was roughly 0.5 ps (5×10−13 s), giving a total energy of 600 J.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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petawatt | PW | = 1015 W | = 1015 W | Metric system SI |
petawatts | picowatts | petawatts | picowatts |
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1 | = 1.0E+27 | 6 | = 6.0E+27 |
2 | = 2.0E+27 | 7 | = 7.0E+27 |
3 | = 3.0E+27 | 8 | = 8.0E+27 |
4 | = 4.0E+27 | 9 | = 9.0E+27 |
5 | = 5.0E+27 | 10 | = 1.0E+28 |
The picowatt (pW), not to be confused with the much larger petawatt (PW), is equal to one trillionth (10−12) of a watt. Technologically important powers that are measured in picowatts are typically used in reference to radio and radar receivers, acoustics and in the science of radio astronomy.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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picowatt | pW | = 10-12 W | = 10-12 W | Metric system SI |
picowatts | petawatts | picowatts | petawatts |
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1 | = 1.0E-27 | 6 | = 6.0E-27 |
2 | = 2.0E-27 | 7 | = 7.0E-27 |
3 | = 3.0E-27 | 8 | = 8.0E-27 |
4 | = 4.0E-27 | 9 | = 9.0E-27 |
5 | = 5.0E-27 | 10 | = 1.0E-26 |
petawatts | picowatts |
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1 | = 1.0 × 1027 |
1.0 × 10-27 | = 1 |
Symbol | Definition |
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≡ | exactly equal |
≈ | approximately equal to |
= | equal to |
digits | indicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …) |