Plasma physics

Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD; also magneto fluid dynamics or hydromagnetics) is the study of the magnetic properties of electrically conducting fluids.

A corona (Latin, 'crown') is an aura of plasma that surrounds the sun and other stars.

Plasma (from Greek πλάσμα, "anything formed") is one of the four fundamental states of matter, the others being solid, liquid, and gas.

A fluorescent lamp or a fluorescent tube is a low pressure mercury-vapor gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light.

The heliosphere is the bubble-like region of space dominated by the Sun, which extends far beyond the orbit of Pluto.

In electricity, a corona discharge is an electrical discharge brought on by the ionization of a fluid such as air surrounding a conductor that is electrically charged.

A magnetohydrodynamic generator (MHD generator) is a magnetohydrodynamic device that transforms thermal energy and kinetic energy into electricity.

The ionosphere (/aɪˈɒnəˌsfɪər/) is a region of Earth's upper atmosphere, from about 60 km (37 mi) to 1,000 km (620 mi) altitude, and includes the thermosphere and parts of the mesosphere and exosphere.

The High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) was an ionospheric research program jointly funded by the U.

Plasma lamps are a type of gas discharge lamp energized by radio frequency (RF) power.

The airglow phenomenon was first identified in 1868 by Swedish physicist Anders Ångström.

A pinch is the compression of an electrically conducting filament by magnetic forces.

In numerous fields of study, the component of instability within a system is generally characterized by some of the outputs or internal states growing without bounds.

A plasma globe or plasma lamp (also called plasma ball, dome, sphere, tube or orb, depending on shape) is (usually) a clear glass sphere filled with a mixture of various noble gases with a high-voltage electrode in the center of the sphere.

A fusor is a device that uses an electric field to heat ions to conditions suitable for nuclear fusion.

The Z Pulsed Power Facility, informally known as the Z machine, is the largest high frequency electromagnetic wave generator in the world and is designed to test materials in conditions of extreme temperature and pressure.

The history of X-ray astronomy begins in the 1920s, with interest in short wave communications for the U.

The Plasma Acoustic Shield System, or PASS, is in the process of being developed by Stellar Photonics.

Plasma parameters define various characteristics of a plasma, an electrically conductive collection of charged particles that responds collectively to electromagnetic forces.

Nuclear pulse propulsion or external pulsed plasma propulsion, is a hypothetical method of spacecraft propulsion that uses nuclear explosions for thrust.

Strangeness production is a signature and a diagnostic tool of quark–gluon plasma (or QGP) formation and properties.

Tri Alpha Energy, Inc.

Astrophysical X-ray sources are astronomical objects with physical properties which result in the emission of X-rays.

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is the sudden flow of electricity between two electrically charged objects caused by contact, an electrical short, or dielectric breakdown.

Ablation is removal of material from the surface of an object by vaporization, chipping, or other erosive processes.

Helion Energy, Inc.

Bremsstrahlung (German pronunciation: [ˈbʁɛmsˌʃtʁaːlʊŋ] , from bremsen "to brake" and Strahlung "radiation"; i.e., "braking radiation" or "deceleration radiation") is electromagnetic radiation produced by the deceleration of a charged particle when deflected by another charged particle, typically an electron by an atomic nucleus.

The plasma parameter is a dimensionless number, denoted by capital Lambda, Λ.

Ball lightning is an unexplained atmospheric electrical phenomenon.

An aurora, sometimes referred to as a polar light, is a natural light display in the sky, predominantly seen in the high latitude (Arctic and Antarctic) regions.

SST-1 (steady state superconducting tokamak) is a plasma confinement experimental device in the Institute for Plasma Research (IPR), an autonomous research institute under Department of Atomic Energy, India.

The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System.