watt | 1 W | 2 W | 3 W | 4 W | 5 W | 6 W | 7 W | 8 W | 9 W | 10 W | 11 W | 12 W | 13 W | 14 W | 15 W | 16 W | 17 W | 18 W | 19 W | 20 W | 21 W | 22 W | 23 W | 24 W | 25 W | 26 W | 27 W | 28 W | 29 W | 30 W | 31 W | 32 W | 33 W | 34 W | 35 W | 36 W | 37 W | 38 W | 39 W | 40 W | 41 W | 42 W | 43 W | 44 W | 45 W | 46 W | 47 W | 48 W | 49 W | 50 W | 51 W | 52 W | 53 W | 54 W | 55 W | 56 W | 57 W | 58 W | 59 W | 60 W | 61 W | 62 W | 63 W | 64 W | 65 W | 66 W | 67 W | 68 W | 69 W | 70 W | 71 W | 72 W | 73 W | 74 W | 75 W | 76 W | 77 W | 78 W | 79 W | 80 W | 81 W | 82 W | 83 W | 84 W | 85 W | 86 W | 87 W | 88 W | 89 W | 90 W | 91 W | 92 W | 93 W | 94 W | 95 W | 96 W | 97 W | 98 W | 99 W | 100 W |
petawatt | 1.0 × 10-15 PW | 2.0 × 10-15 PW | 3.0 × 10-15 PW | 4.0 × 10-15 PW | 5.0 × 10-15 PW | 6.0 × 10-15 PW | 7.0 × 10-15 PW | 8.0 × 10-15 PW | 9.0 × 10-15 PW | 1.0 × 10-14 PW | 1.1 × 10-14 PW | 1.2 × 10-14 PW | 1.3 × 10-14 PW | 1.4 × 10-14 PW | 1.5 × 10-14 PW | 1.6 × 10-14 PW | 1.7 × 10-14 PW | 1.8 × 10-14 PW | 1.9 × 10-14 PW | 2.0 × 10-14 PW | 2.1 × 10-14 PW | 2.2 × 10-14 PW | 2.3 × 10-14 PW | 2.4 × 10-14 PW | 2.5 × 10-14 PW | 2.6 × 10-14 PW | 2.7 × 10-14 PW | 2.8 × 10-14 PW | 2.9 × 10-14 PW | 3.0 × 10-14 PW | 3.1 × 10-14 PW | 3.2 × 10-14 PW | 3.3 × 10-14 PW | 3.4 × 10-14 PW | 3.5 × 10-14 PW | 3.6 × 10-14 PW | 3.7 × 10-14 PW | 3.8 × 10-14 PW | 3.9 × 10-14 PW | 4.0 × 10-14 PW | 4.1 × 10-14 PW | 4.2 × 10-14 PW | 4.3 × 10-14 PW | 4.4 × 10-14 PW | 4.5 × 10-14 PW | 4.6 × 10-14 PW | 4.7 × 10-14 PW | 4.8 × 10-14 PW | 4.9 × 10-14 PW | 5.0 × 10-14 PW | 5.1 × 10-14 PW | 5.2 × 10-14 PW | 5.3 × 10-14 PW | 5.4 × 10-14 PW | 5.5 × 10-14 PW | 5.6 × 10-14 PW | 5.7 × 10-14 PW | 5.8 × 10-14 PW | 5.9 × 10-14 PW | 6.0 × 10-14 PW | 6.1 × 10-14 PW | 6.2 × 10-14 PW | 6.3 × 10-14 PW | 6.4 × 10-14 PW | 6.5 × 10-14 PW | 6.6 × 10-14 PW | 6.7 × 10-14 PW | 6.8 × 10-14 PW | 6.9 × 10-14 PW | 7.0 × 10-14 PW | 7.1 × 10-14 PW | 7.2 × 10-14 PW | 7.3 × 10-14 PW | 7.4 × 10-14 PW | 7.5 × 10-14 PW | 7.6 × 10-14 PW | 7.7 × 10-14 PW | 7.8 × 10-14 PW | 7.9 × 10-14 PW | 8.0 × 10-14 PW | 8.1 × 10-14 PW | 8.2 × 10-14 PW | 8.3 × 10-14 PW | 8.4 × 10-14 PW | 8.5 × 10-14 PW | 8.6 × 10-14 PW | 8.7 × 10-14 PW | 8.8 × 10-14 PW | 8.9 × 10-14 PW | 9.0 × 10-14 PW | 9.1 × 10-14 PW | 9.2 × 10-14 PW | 9.3 × 10-14 PW | 9.4 × 10-14 PW | 9.5 × 10-14 PW | 9.6 × 10-14 PW | 9.7 × 10-14 PW | 9.8 × 10-14 PW | 9.9 × 10-14 PW | 1.0 × 10-13 PW |
The watt (symbol: W) is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units (SI) defined as 1 joule per second and can be used to quantify the rate of energy transfer. Power has dimensions of ML2T-3.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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watt | W | The power which in one second of time gives rise to one joule of energy. | = 1 W = 1 J/s = 1 N·m/s = 1 kg·m2/s3 | Metric system SI |
watts | petawatts | watts | petawatts |
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1 | = 1.0E-15 | 6 | = 6.0E-15 |
2 | = 2.0E-15 | 7 | = 7.0E-15 |
3 | = 3.0E-15 | 8 | = 8.0E-15 |
4 | = 4.0E-15 | 9 | = 9.0E-15 |
5 | = 5.0E-15 | 10 | = 1.0E-14 |
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 | watts | petawatts | watts |
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1 | = 1.0E+15 | 6 | = 6.0E+15 |
2 | = 2.0E+15 | 7 | = 7.0E+15 |
3 | = 3.0E+15 | 8 | = 8.0E+15 |
4 | = 4.0E+15 | 9 | = 9.0E+15 |
5 | = 5.0E+15 | 10 | = 1.0E+16 |
watts | petawatts |
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1 | = 1.0 × 10-15 |
1.0 × 1015 | = 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 …) |