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Gadolinium is durable and is effective in letting lasers burn micronized bumps onto the surface of the disc. A micrometer is one millionth of a meter. This very small raised surface is what enables the CD player to read the disc and play music. Also, an 125 nanometer think sheet of aluminum is sometimes used to coat the micrometer sized bumbs.

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