Lithium Coating Provides Plasma Protection Cloud (IMAGE)

American Physical Society

Lithium Coating Provides Plasma Protection Cloud

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This is an image of lithium emission during experiments conducted on the Magnum-PSI device. Plasma streams toward the target from the left and impinges the sample indicated by the yellow dashed line. The lithium ablates into the plasma stream and forms a cloud in front of the target.

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M. Jaworski

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