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The Plasma Universe

On the occasion of the APS DPP 50th Anniversary Curt Suplee was commissioned to write "The Plasma Universe”. This richly illustrated full color book reveals, for the first time, the exciting world of plasma physics to a non-technical audience. The book describes the important developments of the field of plasma physics during the past 50 years, including biographical information on some of the key contributors to that development. (First published in 2009 by Cambridge University Press and reprinted in 2011.)


The Plasma Universe book has been made freely available for download in PDF form:

The Plasma Universe (PDF - 45.9MB)

                                                                         

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  • Benchmark Calculations of Charge State Distributions and Radiative Properties of Gold Plasmas in ICF Hohlraums

    Author(s): Yongjun Li, Cheng Gao, Yong Hou, Fengtao Jin, Jiaolong Zeng, and Jianmin Yuan Accurate ionization balance of gold plasmas in nonlocal thermodynamic equilibrium is essential for understanding the physics involved in inertial confinement fusion (ICF) hohlraums, where the persistent “drive deficit” issue may stem from an overestimation of the emission and absorption opacity of g… [Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 225101] Published Wed Jun 03,...

  • Generalized Scaling of Focal Temperature in Converging Shock Waves

    Author(s): Sourabh Bhardwaj, Nicholas Apazidis, and Michael Liverts A scaling framework unifying the markedly different and independently studied cylindrical and spherical shock convergence is presented. For ionizing argon, we show that the focal temperature becomes invariant to shock symmetry and initial shock conditions when scaled by the prefocus shock Mach numbe… [Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 215101] Published Thu May 28, 2026

  • Fast-Ion Axial Bounce Resonance in a Linear Magnetic Fusion Device

    Author(s): S. Karbashewski, E. M. Granstedt, S. Kamio, M. Onofri, T. DeHaas, Y. Fujiwara, R. E. Groenewald, and A. Veksler A new energetic-particle mode exhibits similarities to drift–bounce resonances in Earth’s magnetosphere and has been observed in a field-reversed plasma configuration using the NORM fusion device. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 205101] Published Fri May 22, 2026

  • Background-Free Intensity Autocorrelation for Femtosecond X-Ray Pulses

    Author(s): Taito Osaka, Shotaro Matsumura, Masafumi Miyake, Yasuhisa Sano, Ichiro Inoue, Yuichi Inubushi, Kensuke Tono, Kenji Tamasaku, and Makina Yabashi An adapted optical technique reveals the temporal structure of ultrafast x-ray pulses by eliminating background light. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 195002] Published Tue May 12, 2026

  • Few-Femtosecond XUV Pulse Pairs with Independently Tunable Topological Properties

    Author(s): Primož Rebernik Ribič and Takashi Tanaka By leveraging a recently developed slippage-compensation scheme in externally seeded free-electron lasers (FELs), we propose a method for generating few-femtosecond extreme-ultraviolet (XUV) pulse pairs with tunable topological properties and adjustable temporal delay. Simulations show that the topo… [Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 195001] Published Mon May 11, 2026

  • Experimental Observation of Anomalous Stopping of Mega-ampere Electron Current in Porous Materials

    Author(s): K. Jiang, Z. G. Deng, T. W. Huang, K. J. Luo, P. Chen, M. Y. Yu, L. Xu, S. Li, L. Yang, F. Lu, W. W. Wang, Z. Q. Yuan, H. Peng, R. Li, H. Zhang, S. Z. Wu, H. B. Zhuo, W. Luo, W. M. Zhou, Y. Q. Gu, and C. T. Zhou An intense electron beam is stopped more efficiently by a highly porous material than by a less porous material, suggesting new strategies for controlling beams. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 185102] Published Fri May 08, 2026

  • Evidence of Nonlinear Coupling in the Edge Harmonic Oscillation Sustaining Quiescent High Confinement in a Tokamak Plasma

    Author(s): R. A. Myers, J. S. Sarff, B. E. Chapman, K. J. McCollam, M. D. Pandya, R. Xie, Z. Li, D. L. Brower, J. Chen, X. Chen, and W. X. Ding In a tokamak plasma, we measure nonlinear coupling between harmonics comprising a saturated edge oscillation, as predicted by nonlinear magnetohydrodynamic simulations. The coherent structure formed by this coupling suppresses bursty edge-localized modes that cause energy and particle loss. We also … ...
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