A deep dive into the interior of red dwarfs
Red dwarfs are the most abundant stars in the Milky Way, making up 70% of all stars.
Plasma Physics
Sep 8, 2022
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News tagged with fusion ignition
Three papers highlight results of record 1.3 megajoule yield experiment
After decades of inertial confinement fusion research, a yield of more than 1.3 megajoules (MJ) was achieved at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL's) National Ignition Facility (NIF) for the first time on Aug. ...
Plasma Physics
Aug 9, 2022
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Hot stuff: Lab hits milestone on long road to fusion power
With 192 lasers and temperatures more than three times hotter than the center of the sun, scientists hit—at least for a fraction of a second—a key milestone on the long road toward nearly pollution-free fusion energy.
Plasma Physics
Jan 26, 2022
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Major nuclear fusion milestone reached as 'ignition' triggered in a lab
Ignition is a key process that amplifies the energy output from nuclear fusion and could provide clean energy and answer some huge physics questions.
Plasma Physics
Aug 17, 2021
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1D model helps clarify implosion performance at NIF
In inertial confinement fusion (ICF) experiments at the National Ignition Facility (NIF), a spherical shell of deuterium-tritium fuel is imploded in an attempt to reach the conditions needed for fusion, self-heating and eventual ...
General Physics
May 3, 2021
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Behold the mayo: Experiments reveal 'instability threshold' of elastic-plastic material
Arindam Banerjee, an associate professor of mechanical engineering and mechanics at Lehigh University, studies the dynamics of materials in extreme environments. He and his team have built several devices to effectively investigate ...
Soft Matter
May 8, 2019
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Efficient generation of high-density plasma enabled by high magnetic field
An international joint research group led by Osaka University demonstrated that it was possible to efficiently heat plasma by focusing a relativistic electron beam (REB) accelerated by a high-intensity, short-pulse laser ...
Plasma Physics
Sep 26, 2018
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PPPL scientists deliver new high-resolution diagnostic to national laser facility
Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have built and delivered a high-resolution X-ray spectrometer for the largest and most powerful laser facility in the world. ...
Plasma Physics
Nov 21, 2017
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Scaled laboratory experiments explain the kink behaviour of the Crab Nebula jet
Senior research scientist Chikang Li wants to experiment with the stars. Intrigued by a curious "kink" phenomenon observed in the Crab Nebula, an interstellar cloud of gas and dust that formed in the wake of a supernova explosion, ...
Plasma Physics
Dec 20, 2016
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Researchers explore turbulent mix models used in high energy density and inertial confinement fusion
Scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratory (link is external) (LANL) are leading an experimental campaign on the National Ignition Facility (NIF) designed to further understand turbulent mix models used in both high ...
General Physics
Feb 3, 2016
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