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Plasma Physics
4 stories about Plasma Physics that passed the news check, newest first.
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Unstable plasma heats itself with waves it generates, experiments reveal
Experiments show that an unstable plasma can heat itself through waves it generates, according to a Physics News report.
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Theory for the Power Threshold of the $L\text{−}H$ Transition in Tokamaks
Flux-driven two-fluid simulations of a diverted tokamak show a confinement transition when a critical heating threshold is exceeded.
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Nonthermal Particle Acceleration by Magnetic Pumping in Pulsating Plasmas
Authors present a new "pulsating box" simulation setup for studying particle acceleration in high-β plasmas that undergo compression-expansion cycles.
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Tiny Solar Whirlpools May Hold the Secret to the Sun’s Blistering Corona
A new paper by Katariina Nykyri of Embry-Riddle proposes that tiny whirlpools in the solar atmosphere may help explain the corona's extreme temperature.
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