Top 10 PPPL stories of 2016 that you shouldn’t miss
Key laboratory developments and discoveries during the past year.
Magnetic reconnection
Magnetic reconnection (henceforth called "reconnection") refers to the breaking and reconnecting of oppositely directed magnetic field lines in a plasma. In the process, magnetic field energy is converted to plasma kinetic and thermal energy.
Magnetic reconnection research sheds light on explosive phenomena in astrophysics and fusion experiments
Scientists are closer than ever to unraveling a process called magnetic reconnection that triggers explosive phenomena throughout the universe. Solar flares, northern lights and geomagnetic storms that can disrupt cell phone service and black out power grids are all set off by magnetic field lines that converge, break apart and violently reconnect in ways that are not fully understood.
Magnetic reconnection research sheds light on explosive phenomena in astrophysics and fusion experiments
Scientists are closer than ever to unraveling a process called magnetic reconnection that triggers explosive phenomena throughout the universe. Solar flares, northern lights and geomagnetic storms that can disrupt cell phone service and black out power grids are all set off by magnetic field lines that converge, break apart and violently reconnect in ways that are not fully understood.
PPPL and Princeton researchers propose an explanation for the mysterious onset of a universal process
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and Princeton University have proposed a groundbreaking solution to a mystery that has puzzled physicists for decades. At issue is how magnetic reconnection, a universal process that sets off solar flares, northern lights and cosmic gamma-ray bursts, occurs so much faster than theory says should be possible.
PPPL and Princeton researchers propose an explanation for the mysterious onset of a universal process
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and Princeton University have proposed a groundbreaking solution to a mystery that has puzzled physicists for decades. At issue is how magnetic reconnection, a universal process that sets off solar flares, northern lights and cosmic gamma-ray bursts, occurs so much faster than theory says should be possible.
COLLOQUIUM: Solving magnetic reconnection, one plasmoid at a time
Magnetic reconnection is a central problem of plasma physics, key to a wide range of phenomena, from astrophysics (flares, jets, dynamo) to the laboratory (e.g., the sawtooth and tearing instabilities in magnetic fusion).
Throughout the last decade, the prolific combination of experiments, analytical theory and state-of-the-art simulations has delivered a radical overhaul of our understanding of reconnection. This talk aims to overview some of this recent progress, discuss its implications and reflect on future directions for the field.
PPPL scientists present key results at the 58th annual meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Plasma Physics
More than 100 scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Laboratory (PPPL) joined nearly 2,000 others from around the world in San Jose, California, to discuss the latest findings in plasma science and fusion research. PPPL physicists contributed to papers, talks and presentations ranging from astrophysical plasmas to magnetic fusion energy during the 58th annual meeting of the American Physical Society (APS) Division of Plasma Physics.
PPPL scientists present key results at the 58th annual meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Plasma Physics
More than 100 scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Laboratory (PPPL) joined nearly 2,000 others from around the world in San Jose, California, to discuss the latest findings in plasma science and fusion research. PPPL physicists contributed to papers, talks and presentations ranging from astrophysical plasmas to magnetic fusion energy during the 58th annual meeting of the American Physical Society (APS) Division of Plasma Physics.
Physicist Masaaki Yamada's pioneering career at PPPL
In 2015 Masaaki Yamada, distinguished laboratory research fellow at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), won the James Clerk Maxwell Prize in Plasma Physics.
Physicist Masaaki Yamada's pioneering career at PPPL
In 2015 Masaaki Yamada, distinguished laboratory research fellow at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), won the James Clerk Maxwell Prize in Plasma Physics.
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