Extreme states of nuclear matter

Fusion Science Center for Extreme States of Matter

Viewpoint: Extreme X Rays Probe Extreme Matter

Extreme X Rays Probe Extreme Matter

It takes a strong electric field to ionize atoms or ions in the creation of plasmas. These fields can be generated in lightning bolts (electric discharges), neon light bulbs, at the focus of a laser, and in the path of particle beams. It is perhaps less obvious that plasma itself can also have sufficiently strong fields within it to further ionize ions, since one might expect equal amounts of p...

Fusion Science Center for Extreme States of Matter and Fast Ignition Physics

Fusion Science Center for Extreme States of Matter and Fast Ignition Physics