In the plasma of a fusion device, a strong ion temperature gradient slows the growth of magnetic islands
Contour plot of electron temperature (left) and radial profiles of electron temperature (center) and ion temperature (right) on an island, ...
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Researchers discover the role of plasma waves in the mysterious heating of the solar corona
Image showing two coronal holes, shown as relatively dark regions. Coronal holes are regions of lower density and temperature in ...
New AI models of plasma heating lead to important fixes in computer code used for fusion research
Balance configurations used for (a) NSTX and (b) WEST databases, corresponding to plans 138,506 and 56,898, respectively. On the left, ...
NASA shuts down Voyager 2 plasma instrument to extend mission
Engineers work on NASA's Voyager 2 at JPL in March 1977, before the spacecraft launches in August. The probe carries ...
Astronomers discover largest black hole jets ever observed, shooting hot plasma far beyond their own host galaxy
Artist's illustration of the longest black hole jet system ever observed. Nicknamed Porphyrion after a giant in Greek mythology, these ...
Quenching the intense heat of a fusion plasma may require a well-placed liquid metal evaporator
This photo, taken by PPPL associate research physicist Eric Emdee, is a figurative reminder of the lithium vapor cave proposed ...
Plasma scientists develop computer programs that could lower the cost of microchips and boost manufacturing
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public domain Fashioned from the same element found in sand and covered in intricate patterns, electronic chips power ...
CERN researchers measure the speed of sound in quark-gluon plasma more precisely than ever before
Conceptual representation of temperature versus entropy density of mid-central to ultra-central heavy ion collisions. Credit: arXiv (2024). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2401.06896 Neutron ...
New method detects cosmic threats by extracting 3D direction of plasma ejections from 2D ultraviolet images of the Sun
CME cone model. Panel (a) shows the cone in the radial direction with an angular width of ϕ = 28◦while ...
New design improves plasma jet water decontamination
Credit: Chemosphere (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140820 Plasma is an ionized gas, that is, a gas containing electrons, ions, atoms, molecules, radicals ...
