Splitting CO in Intense Pulsed Plasma Jets.

The splitting of CO was studied in a pulsed plasma discharge produced in a coaxial gun at voltages between ~1 and 2 kV and peak discharge currents of 7 to 14 kA. The plasma was ejected from the gun at a speed of a few km/s and had electron temperatures between 11 and 14 eV with peak electron densities ~2.4 × 10 particles m.

Microengineering Design for Advanced W-Based Bulk Materials with Improved Properties.

In fusion reactors, such as ITER or DEMO, the plasma used to generate nuclear reactions will reach temperatures that are an order of magnitude higher than in the Sun's core. Although the plasma is not supposed to be in contact with the reactor walls, a large amount of heat generated by electromagnetic radiation, electrons and ions being expelled from the plasma will reach the plasma-facing surface of the reactor. Especially for the divertor part, high heat fluxes of up to 20 MW/m are expected even in normal operating conditions.

Dust as a versatile matter for high-temperature plasma diagnostic.

Dust varies from a few nanometers to a fraction of a millimeter in size. Dust also offers essentially unlimited choices in material composition and structure. The potential of dust for high-temperature plasma diagnostic is largely unfulfilled yet.

Experimental Chua-plasma phase synchronization of chaos.

Experimental phase synchronization of chaos is demonstrated for two different chaotic oscillators: a plasma discharge and the Chua circuit. Our technique includes real-time capability for observing synchronization-desynchronization transitions. This capability results from a strong combination of synchronization and control, and allows tuning adjustments for search and stabilization of synchronous states.