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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

  • Author(s): S. Borrelli, T. C. H. de Raadt, S. B. van der Geer, P. H. A. Mutsaers, K. A. H. van Leeuwen, and O. J. Luiten A new method to measure the arrival times of electrons could aid in the design of future electron microscopes. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 115001] Published Fri Mar 15, 2024
  • Author(s): B. B. Zelener, E. V. Vilshanskaya, N. V. Morozov, S. A. Saakyan, A. A. Bobrov, V. A. Sautenkov, and B. V. Zelener In this Letter we discuss our approach that makes possible creation of the steady-state ultracold plasma having various densities and temperatures by means of continuous two-step optical excitation of calcium atoms in the magneto-optical trap. A strongly coupled ultracold plasma can be used as an ex… [Phys. Rev. Lett...
  • Author(s): Qile Zhang, Fan Guo, William Daughton, Hui Li, Ari Le, Tai Phan, and Mihir Desai Computationally challenging 3D hybrid simulations of magnetic reconnection for multiple ion species give insights into the acceleration process for heavy ions and energy spectra compatible with in-situ spacecraft observations. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 115201] Published Thu Mar 14, 2024
  • Author(s): Shaokang Xu, S. Maeyama, T.-H. Watanabe, and Ö. D. Gürcan It is found that, in the studies of heavy ion transport with gyrokinetic simulations, the ion parallel drift frequency can reverse sign in velocity space when the amplitude variation of the electrostatic potential fluctuation is strong along the magnetic field line. As a result, the particle transpo… [Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 105101] Published Thu Mar 07, 2024
  • Author(s): Louis Richard, Luca Sorriso-Valvo, Emiliya Yordanova, Daniel B. Graham, and Yuri V. Khotyaintsev We investigate turbulence in magnetic reconnection jets in the Earth’s magnetotail using data from the Magnetospheric Multiscale spacecraft. We show that signatures of a limited inertial range are observed in many reconnection jets. The observed turbulence develops on the timescale of a few ion gyro… [Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 105201] Published...
  • Author(s): J. P. Palastro, K. G. Miller, R. K. Follett, D. Ramsey, K. Weichman, A. V. Arefiev, and D. H. Froula Electrostatic waves play a critical role in nearly every branch of plasma physics from fusion to advanced accelerators, to astro, solar, and ionospheric physics. The properties of planar electrostatic waves are fully determined by the plasma conditions, such as density, temperature, ionization state… [Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 095101...
  • Author(s): Payton Broaddus, Thilo Egenolf, Dylan S. Black, Melanie Murillo, Clarisse Woodahl, Yu Miao, Uwe Niedermayer, Robert L. Byer, Kenneth J. Leedle, and Olav Solgaard We demonstrate a silicon-based electron accelerator that uses laser optical near fields to both accelerate and confine electrons over extended distances. Two dielectric laser accelerator (DLA) designs were tested, each consisting of two arrays of silicon pillars pumped symmetrically...