In order to achieve fusion power generation, it is necessary to confine and maintain high-temperature plasma in a magnetic field. To achieve this, the turbulence that causes the plasma temperature ...

In order to achieve fusion power generation, it is necessary to confine and maintain high-temperature plasma in a magnetic field. To achieve this, the turbulence that causes the plasma temperature ...

So far, researchers studied plasma turbulence by examining fluctuations in individual quantities like temperature or density, often missing the bigger picture, such as how standard methods, like ...

The plasma generated isn’t very different from the one used in fusion nuclear reactors, which operate at temperatures as high as 150 million degrees. The plasma generates conditions for atomic ...

Greg Hammett and Bill Dorland have been awarded the 2024 James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics for their pioneering work on turbulence in plasma, a key challenge in the quest for fusion ...

Turbulence in astrophysical plasmas Theoretical analysis uncovers new mechanisms in plasma turbulence Date: December 1, 2017 Source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Summary: Researchers ...

For more than 60 years, fusion scientists have tried to use "magnetic bottles" of various shapes and sizes to confine extremely hot plasmas, with the goal of producing practical fusion energy. But ...

A new mechanism that could reduce plasma turbulence in stellarators has been identified in computer simulations done by researchers in the US and Germany. A similar effect has already been predicted ...

The 'helicity barrier' has been directly confirmed, offering new insights into the heating and formation of the solar wind.

Magnetised plasma turbulence and transport are central aspects of contemporary plasma physics, with implications ranging from fusion energy to astrophysical phenomena. In magnetically confined ...

Specifically, he studies space plasmas and the effects of turbulence, turbulent cascades and the complications that occur in electromagnetic fields. Understanding these conditions, which are common in ...