Basic Plasma Laboratories

While fusion energy research gets the majority of attention when it comes to plasma physics research, the study of basic plasma is still an extremely fertile area for science exploration. Here are a few laboratories that focus primarily on basic plasma research.

Large Plasma Device (LAPD)

Image of a Large Plasma Device (LAPD)

Magnetic Reconnection Experiment (MRX)

Technician working on a Magnetic Reconnection Experiment (MRX)

 

Madison Plasma Dynamo Experiment (MPDX)

Team posing in front of equipment as part of Madison Plasma Dynamo Experiment (MPDX)

Caltech - Paul Bellan's Research Group

Equipment related to the Caltech - Paul Bellan's Research Group

 

TORPEX at Centre de Recherches en Physique des Plasmas (CRPP)

Equipment related to TORPEX at Centre de Recherches en Physique des Plasmas (CRPP)

Controlled Shear Decorrelation Experiment (CSDX)

Technician working on the Controlled Shear Decorrelation Experiment (CSDX)