Fusion diagnostic sheds light on plasma behavior at EAST
Friday, August 5, 2011 - 08:30
in Physics & Chemistry
An instrument developed by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) has enabled a team at the EAST fusion experiment in China to observe--in startling detail--how a particular type of electromagnetic wave known as a radiofrequency (RF) wave affects the behavior of hot ionized gas.