Researchers replicate white dwarf photospheres in lab using X-ray machine
Monday, October 15, 2012 - 07:31
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org)—Researchers at Sandia Labs have used a large x-ray machine to create high-density plasma that approximates the photosphere of white dwarf stars. The team has posted a paper describing the process and how it can be used to assist astronomers to the preprint server arXiv.