plasma physics

1. the branch of physics that deals with plasmas and their interactions with electric and magnetic fields.

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An Australian working on plasma physics in Germany, he became lead engineer at the site, overseeing its design and construction.

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Net energy gain isn’t a huge surprise from the California lab because of progress it had already made, according to Jeremy Chittenden, a professor at Imperial College in London specializing in plasma physics.

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So can a quirk of plasma physics called the bootstrap effect.

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After earning a Ph.D. in plasma physics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1986 at the age of 24, he worked on a project funded by then-President Ronald Reagan’s “Star Wars” missile defense program.

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This is his second career; he also holds a Ph.D. in laser and plasma physics and electrical engineering.

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