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From Galaxy Clusters to the Alcator Program
Bruno Coppi
Tue Jan 9, 02-03:15pm, 26-210

Single session event

Galaxy Clusters are in reality x-ray emitting plasma objects,the mass of the plasma ("bright matter") being considerably larger than that of galaxies. The relevant physics as well as phenomena that have a central role in high energy astrophysics, such as the transport of angular momentum by collective modes in accretion disks, can be interpreted on the basis of experiments funded for nuclear fusion research.The Alcator program at MIT, established originally to simulate the different kinds of radiation emission for the X-ray stars that were known at the time, has made breakthrough advancements in the confinement of high density plasmas in high magnetic fields. One consequence is the beginnig of construction of an experiment that can attain ignition by fusion reactions. The lecture will be followed by a visit to the Alcator facilities.
Contact: Bruno Coppi, 26-217, 253-2507, coppi@psfc.mit.edu
Sponsor: Physics
Latest update: 09-Nov-2000


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