The mechanism that can cause a rapidly expanding plasma—the superhot state of matter harnessed in fusion energy systems—to ...

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Researchers have identified the mechanism by which high-powered lasers can cause rapidly expanding plasmas to self-generate strong magnetic fields within a billionth of a second. The simulations show ...

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