Bringing the stars down to earth: with plasma discharges and giant lasers, physicists are creating miniature supernovae and solar eruptions in their laboratories, opening an era of hands-on astrophysics
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Laser plasma injection patterns' similarity to supernovae explosions, first noticed by Bruce Remington of Lawrence Livermore Lab, have led to a method of conducting hands-on experiments in astrophysics. Comparison of physical data and experiments planned for Livermore's Nova laser are discussed.
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1997
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Tuning up an electromagnetic accordion
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Researchers at the University of California at Los Angeles hope to create tunable bursts of radiation by exposing an undulating electric field to laser pulses. The research has potential applications in several disciplines, including materials science and telecommunications.
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1995
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Go back to basics, says NRC panel
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The National Research Council report claims that plasma research has been too concentrated on tokamaks on other fusion reactors, at the neglect of basic research. Basic research is need to obtain a more complete understanding of plasmas.
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1995
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