Plasma Physics

Plasmas are produced in the laboratory by applying a high voltage (100 to 100,000 volts) across a tenuous gas contained within a rigid metal or ceramic vacuum chamber. In most instances electric currents flowing through coils that surround the vacuum chamber are used to produce a strong magnetic field. The temperature of the gas may reach 1,800,000°  F (1,000,000°  C) or more once the gas is fully ionized. This method of heating may be supplemented…

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