The new instrument could help scientists tailor plasma to produce more fusion heat

The new instrument could help scientists tailor plasma to produce more fusion heat

The ALPACA measuring device is aligning with red and green lasers. Credit: Laszlo Horvath / PPPL Creating heat from fusion reactions requires carefully manipulating the properties of plasma, the electrically charged fourth state of matter that makes up 99% of the visible universe. Now, scientists at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics … Read more