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Plasma science : enabling technology, sustainability, security, and exploration.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
- Series:
- Our Planet, Our Future: Nobel Prize Summit Reading List Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Plasma (Ionized gases)--Research.
- Plasma (Ionized gases).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (433 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2021.
- Summary:
- "Plasma Science and Engineering transforms fundamental scientific research into powerful societal applications, from materials processing and healthcare to forecasting space weather. Plasma Science: Enabling Technology, Sustainability, Security and Exploration discusses the importance of plasma research, identifies important grand challenges for the next decade, and makes recommendations on funding and workforce. This publication will help federal agencies, policymakers, and academic leadership understand the importance of plasma research and make informed decisions about plasma science funding, workforce, and research directions." -- Provided by publisher
- Contents:
- 1. Plasm science: enabling technology, sustainability, security, and exploration
- 2. The foundation of plasma science
- 3. Laser-plasma interactions: compact particle accelerators, new optics, and brilliant x-ray sources
- 4. Extreme states of plasmas: high energy density systems
- 5. Low-temperature plasmas: a unique state of matter for addressing societal needs
- 6. Magnetic confinement fusion energy: bringing stars to earth
- 7. The cosmic plasma frontier
- Appendixes: A. Statement of Task; B. Summary of Findings and Recommendations; C. Survey Data-Gathering Events; D. Committee Member Biographical Information; E. Acronyms
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780309677639
- 0309677637
- 9780309677615
- 0309677610
- OCLC:
- 1246581268
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