Giant X-rays Map Fusion Plasma Instabilities in Unprecedented Detail
TL;DR
SLAC researchers used giant x-ray lasers to image current filamentation instabilities in dense fusion plasma, capturing 500-femtosecond-scale evolution and revealing magnetic fields near 1,000 teslas, aiding understanding and modeling of fusion reactor behavior.
Topics:technologyscience#filamentation-instability#fusion-energy#plasma-physics#science#slac#x-ray-lasers
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