Researchers at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory uncover the long-hidden process that helps explain why the Sun’s corona can be vastly hotter than the solar surface that emits it.
Tag: plasma astrophysics
Renowned physicist steps down from Theory Department leadership at PPPL to devote full time to teaching and research
Physicist Amitava Bhattacharjee steps down as head of the PPPL Theory Department that he has transformed during nine years of leadership.
Arecibo Observatory and PPPL – A Noble, and Nobel, History
Article describes a discovery on the legendary Arecibo Observatory, which collapsed Dec. 1, that brought a PPPL physicist a Nobel Prize.
Path-setting theoretical physicist Elena Belova elected an APS Fellow
Profile of PPPL physicist Elena Belova, a pioneer in developing hybrid simulation codes in fusion and space plasmas, who has been elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society.
Will Fox wins 2020 John Dawson Award for producing new insights into astrophysical shockwaves
Profile of PPPL winner of APS Dawson Award for outstanding achievement in plasma physics research.
Shock waves created in the lab mimic supernova-powered particle accelerators
In experiments at the National Ignition Facility, a SLAC-led team found new details about how supernovas boost charged particles to nearly the speed of light.
Particle beam could help map Earth’s magnetic field to understand how space weather impacts the planet
Magnetic field lines that wrap around the Earth protect our planet from cosmic rays. Researchers at PPPL have now found that beams of fast-moving particles launched toward Earth from a satellite could help map the precise shape of the field.