Caltech Professor Paul Bellan’s two-decade analysis on plasma jets reveals surprising behaviors in ‘chilly’ plasmas. Initially theorizing a collision-avoidance mechanism for electron acceleration, Bellan later disproved this by simulations, discovering that some electrons, by hardly ever shedding power in near-ion passes, constantly speed up and produce X-rays. This discovering, important for understanding photo voltaic flares and fusion experiments, challenges standard plasma theories. Credit score: SciTechDaily.com
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