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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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  • Electron Heating in High Mach Number Collisionless Shocks

    Author(s): A. Vanthieghem, V. Tsiolis, A. Spitkovsky, Y. Todo, K. Sekiguchi, and F. Fiuza The energy partition in high Mach number collisionless shock waves is central to a wide range of high-energy astrophysical environments. We present a new theoretical model for electron heating that accounts for the energy exchange between electrons and ions at the shock. The fundamental mechanism re… [Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 265201] Published Tue Jun 25...

  • Resonating Electrostatically Guided Electrons

    Author(s): M. Seidling, F. D. F. Schmidt-Kaler, R. Zimmermann, J. W. Simonaitis, P. D. Keathley, K. K. Berggren, and P. Hommelhoff An essential component for quantum-enhanced measurements with free electrons is an electron resonator. We report stable guiding of free electrons at 50 eV energy for up to seven round trips in a linear autoponderomotive guiding structure, which is realized with two microstructured printed circuit bo… [Phys. Rev...

  • Dense Polarized Positrons from Beam-Solid Interaction

    Author(s): Xing-Long Zhu, Wei-Yuan Liu, Tong-Pu Yu, Min Chen, Su-Ming Weng, Wei-Min Wang, and Zheng-Ming Sheng Relativistic positron sources with high spin polarization have important applications in nuclear and particle physics and many frontier fields. However, it is challenging to produce dense polarized positrons. Here we present a simple and effective method to achieve such a positron source by directly… [Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 235001]...

  • Turbulence Transition in Magnetically Confined Hydrogen and Deuterium Plasmas

    Author(s): T. Kinoshita, K. Tanaka, A. Ishizawa, H. Sakai, M. Nunami, Y. Ohtani, H. Yamada, M. Sato, M. Nakata, T. Tokuzawa, R. Yasuhara, Y. Takemura, I. Yamada, H. Funaba, K. Ida, M. Yoshinuma, T. Tsujimura, R. Seki, K. Ichiguchi, and C. A. Michael In this study, we discovered a turbulence transition in a large helical device. The turbulence level and turbulence-driven energy transport decrease to a specific transition density and increase above...

  • Broadening of the Divertor Heat Flux Profile in High Confinement Tokamak Fusion Plasmas with Edge Pedestals Limited by Turbulence in DIII-D

    Author(s): D. R. Ernst, A. Bortolon, C. S. Chang, S. Ku, F. Scotti, H. Q. Wang, Z. Yan, Jie Chen, C. Chrystal, F. Glass, S. Haskey, R. Hood, F. Khabanov, F. Laggner, C. Lasnier, G. R. McKee, T. L. Rhodes, D. Truong, and J. Watkins Multimachine empirical scaling predicts an extremely narrow heat exhaust layer in future high magnetic field tokamaks, producing high power densities that require mitigation. In the experiments presented, the width of...

  • Cascade-Dissipation Balance in Astrophysical Plasmas: Insights from the Terrestrial Magnetosheath

    Author(s): D. Manzini, F. Sahraoui, and F. Califano The differential heating of electrons and ions by turbulence in weakly collisional magnetized plasmas and the scales at which such energy dissipation is most effective are still debated. Using a large data sample measured in Earth’s magnetosheath by the magnetospheric multiscale mission and the coar… [Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 235201] Published Tue Jun 04, 2024

  • Single-Shot Diagnosis of Electron Energy Evolution via Streaked Betatron X Rays in a Curved Laser Wakefield Accelerator

    Author(s): Y. Ma, J. A. Cardarelli, P. T. Campbell, S. Fourmaux, R. Fitzgarrald, M. D. Balcazar, A. F. Antoine, N. F. Beier, Q. Qian, A. E. Hussein, B. Kettle, S. R. Klein, K. Krushelnick, Y. F. Li, S. P. D. Mangles, G. Sarri, D. Seipt, V. Senthilkumaran, M. J. V. Streeter, L. Willingale, and A. G. R. Thomas We report on an experimental observation of the streaking of betatron x rays in a curved laser wakefield accelerator. The streaking of the...
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