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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)

                                                                         

From Physical Review

  • Direct Evidence of Multispecies Hydrodynamics in Ignition-Scale Hohlraums

    Author(s): Drew P. Higginson, N. Izumi, M. D. Rosen, P. Volegov, T. Chapman, D. N. Fittinghoff, K. D. Hahn, B. M. Haines, J. Jeet, A. J. Kemp, S. Kerr, O. L. Landen, S. MacLaren, A. J. MacKinnon, J. D. Moody, A. S. Moore, B. L. Reichelt, W. M. Riedel, D. J. Schlossberg, D. J. Strozzi, A. E. Youmans, G. Zimmerman, W. A. Farmer, J. S. Ross, and D. E. Hinkel A targeted experiment at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) confirms the presence of multispecies...

  • Ion Acoustic Instability Resulting from Suprathermal Electrons Generated by Stimulated Raman Scattering in Laser-Plasma Interactions

    Author(s): C. Rousseaux, S. D. Baton, K. Glize, L. Lancia, D. Bénisti, G. Sary, and L. Gremillet Using space-time-resolved Thomson scattering, we investigate experimentally the development of electrostatic waves in a preformed undercritical helium plasma driven by a $1.059\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{μ}\mathrm{m}$ laser pulse of $∼1.5\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{ps}$ duration and $∼{10}^{15–16}\text{ }\m… [Phys. Rev. Lett. 134, 165102] Published Mon...

  • Experimental Observation of the Motion of Ions in a Resonantly Driven Plasma Wakefield Accelerator

    Author(s): M. Turner et al. (AWAKE Collaboration) We show experimentally that an effect of motion of ions, observed in a plasma-based accelerator, depends inversely on the plasma ion mass. The effect appears within a single wakefield event and manifests itself as a bunch tail, occurring only when sufficient motion of ions suppresses wakefields. Wak… [Phys. Rev. Lett. 134, 155001] Published Thu Apr 17, 2025

  • Electron-Only Magnetic Reconnection and Inverse Magnetic-Energy Transfer at Subion Scales

    Author(s): Zhuo Liu, Caio Silva, Lucio M. Milanese, Muni Zhou, Noah R. Mandell, and Nuno F. Loureiro We derive, and validate numerically, an analytical model for electron-only magnetic reconnection applicable to strongly magnetized plasmas. Our model predicts subion-scale reconnection rates significantly higher than those pertaining to large-scale reconnection, aligning with recent observations and… [Phys. Rev. Lett. 134, 155201] Published...

  • Autoresonant Removal of Fusion Products in Mirror Machines

    Author(s): Eli Gudinetsky, Tal Miller, Ilan Be’ery, and Ido Barth Magnetic confinement fusion reactors produce fusion byproduct particles that must be removed for efficient operation. It is suggested to use autoresonance (a continuous phase locking between anharmonic motion and a chirped drive) to remove the fusion products from a magnetic mirror, the simplest mag… [Phys. Rev. Lett. 134, 155101] Published Mon Apr 14, 2025

  • Characteristic E-Region Plasma Signature of Magnetospheric Wave-Particle Interactions

    Author(s): Magnus F. Ivarsen, Yukinaga Miyashita, Jean-Pierre St-Maurice, Glenn C. Hussey, Brian Pitzel, Draven Galeschuk, Saif Marei, Richard B. Horne, Yoshiya Kasahara, Shoya Matsuda, Satoshi Kasahara, Kunihiro Keika, Yoshizumi Miyoshi, Kazuhiro Yamamoto, Atsuki Shinbori, Devin R. Huyghebaert, Ayako Matsuoka, Shoichiro Yokota, and Fuminori Tsuchiya Observations link turbulence in the ionosphere—a region essential for communications—with far...

  • Two Mechanisms Limiting the Emitted Electron Current from a Cathode to an Anode

    Author(s): M. D. Campanell, C. Y. Wang, and K. L. Nguyen It is known that the current of emitted electrons flowing through a plasma can saturate upon formation of a potential well adjacent to the cathode (the “space charge effect”). Here, we demonstrate another saturation mechanism that will often set a more restrictive limit on the global current. When “… [Phys. Rev. Lett. 134, 145301] Published Thu Apr 10, 2025
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