Experimental studies in plasma physics are primarily concerned with measurements that broaden understanding of basic properties of plasmas and of ions in the plasma environment: transport properties, fluctuations, and influences of plasma fields on the radiative properties of atoms and ions (plasma spectroscopy). Out of these studies come, in addition to basic data for comparison with plasma theory, new diagnostic techniques that may be applied in future fusion power and industrial techniques.
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- Electron Cyclotron Emission from Fusion Plasmas
- Magnetic Fusion
- Edge Plasmas
- Innovative Fusion Experiments
- Picosecond Laser-Produced Plasmas
- Strongly Coupled Plasmas
- Intense Laser-Matter Interactions
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Plasma Physics News
UMD to Lead Research on Shaping Intense Laser Light to Control Matter
A University of Maryland–led team has won a Department of Defense $7.5M 2026 Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) award to investigate how shaping intense laser pulses in space...
Jaron E. Shrock Cited for Outstanding Thesis
Jaron E. Shrock has been named the 2025 recipient of the American Physical Society’s Marshall N. Rosenbluth Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award . Shrock was cited for the first demonstration of...
Physicist Brings High Energy to UMD With Laser-Made Plasmas
Will Fox credits his early research experiences with introducing him to the power of plasma, a state of matter that could overhaul the energy sector and demystify astrophysical phenomena like cosmic...
