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Plasma Sources, Science and Technology (PSST) is one of the leading Journals in the area of Plasma Physics. So, I was very pleased when my colleague and the lead author David Gahan, emailed me today to tell we were number 4 on the most read articles in PSST - nice one! David. The paper - Ion …
Continue reading My Pulsed Plasma Paper is in the Top 10 Most Read Articles in PSST this Month!
Physicists have discovered a possible solution to a mystery that has long baffled researchers working to harness fusion. If confirmed by experiment, the finding could help scientists eliminate a major impediment to the development of fusion as a clean and abundant source of energy for producing electric power. An in-depth analysis by scientists from the …
Continue reading Scientists Propose a Solution to a Critical Barrier to Producing Fusion
Helicon plasma devices Helicon plasma devices are capable of producing high density plasma with close to fully ionised species. This paper presents a radically new class of plasma propulsion thrusters that has the advanced capabilities necessary to perform missions previously unfeasible. This light-weight propulsion system called HIIPER (Helicon Injected Inertial Plasma Electrostatic Rocket) employs one …
Continue reading Plasma Propulsion Drive Using Helicon Injector – Warp 5 Scotty
The inaugural edition of the Plasma Physics Division Annual Report, from the Drexel Institute of Plasma Physics Division is available online - quoting from the release "The primary purpose for this report is to share with all members of the Plasma Physics Division the information that we accumulate and send for incorporation in various NRL …
Ion energy distribution measurements in rf and pulsed DC plasma discharges D Gahan, S Daniels, C Hayden, P Scullin, D O'Sullivan, Y T Peiand M B Hopkins. http://stacks.iop.org/0963-0252/21/024004 This paper is one in which I am an author and it looks at ion energy distributions at the surface in two plasma reactors an RF plasma …
Continue reading Paper review – Ion energy distribution measurements
Arc Direct!! Now lightning can strike twice in the same place. Lasers have been used for the first time to trigger and divert lightning bolts. http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21328584.200-lightning-directed-by-laser-beams.html
Atmospheric plasma created in air are known to kill bacteria. The killing effect is not fully understood but it results from the very reactive nature of the plasma. To explain this the typical atmospheric plasma is a non-equilibrium plasma. This means that the electrons are accelerated by the strong electrical field. Because the electron is …
Continue reading Plasma sabre disinfects. Wash yourself with a plasma and get a healthy glow
