University of Nevada, Reno researcher uses 100,000 degree heat to study plasma
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 - 15:42
in Physics & Chemistry
RENO, Nev. -- Using one of the greatest sources of radiation energy created by man, University of Nevada, Reno researcher and faculty member Roberto Mancini is studying ultra-high temperature and non-equilibrium plasmas to mimic what happens to matter in accretion disks around black holes.