PPPL Physicists Find Clue to Formation of Magnetic Fields Around Stars and Galaxies
Monday, November 9, 2015 - 11:50
in Astronomy & Space
An enduring astronomical mystery is how stars and galaxies acquire their magnetic fields. Physicists Jonathan Squire and Amitava Bhattacharjee at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have found a clue to the answer in the collective behavior of small magnetic disturbances.