Lyman Spitzer, Jr., a professor of Astronomy at Princeton University, had for many years been involved in the study of very hot rarefied gases in interstellar space. He was inspired by the fascinating, but erroneous claims of controlled nuclear fusion achieved in Argentina by Ronald Richter, Spitzer. In 1950, he conceived of a plasma being confined in a figure-eight-shaped tube by an externally generated magnetic field, where the ionized hydrogen gas would fuse into helium, releasing energy for the production of power. He called this concept the stellarator, and took this design before the Atomic Energy Commission in Washington. As a result of this meeting and a review of the invention by designated scientists throughout the nation, the stellarator proposal was funded in 1951 as Project Matterhorn. In 1958, this magnetic fusion research was declassified following the 1955 United Nations International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy. This generated an influx of graduate students eager to learn the "new" physics, which in turn influenced the lab to concentrate more on basic research.
The Plasma Physics Laboratory at the University of Saskatchewan was established in 1959 by H. M. Skarsgard. Early work centered on research with a Betatron.
Facilities
STOR-1M
STOR-1M is Canada's first tokamak built in 1983. In 1987 STOR-1M was the world’s first demonstration of alternating current in a tokamak.
STOR-M
STOR-M stands for Saskatchewan Torus-Modified. STOR-M is a tokamak located at the University of Saskatchewan. STOR-M is a small tokamak (major radius = 46cm, minor radius = 12.5cm) designed for studying plasma heating, anomalous transport and developing novel tokamak operation modes and advanced diagnostics. STOR-M is capable of a 30–40 millisecond plasma discharge with a toroidal magnetic field of between 0.5 and 1 tesla and a plasma current of between 20 and 50 kiloamperes. STOR-M has also demonstrated improved confinement induced by a turbulent heating pulse, electrode biasing and compact torus injection.
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Prof. Andrei Smolyakov | Physics of Partially Magnetized E x B Plasmas in the Laboratory and Space
In this video, Prof. Andrei Smolyakov of the University of Saskatchewan discusses his investigations into the interesting phenomena when electric and magnetic fields cross in plasmas.
Magnetic fields are all around us. Magnets are used in almost all electrical motors, the earth’s magnetic field protects us from the energetic particles in the solar wind and magnetic fields are used in technological devices, like plasma thrusters and plasma sputter deposition reactors, to help confine the plasma. In nearly all combinations of plasmas and magnetic fields, there are also electric fields. When electric and magnetics cross at angles in a plasma – what is referred to as “E x B” – there are waves and instabilities that may erupt in the plasma. These E x B phenomena occur across tremendously broa...
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University of Saskatchewan: Dept of Physics and Engineering Physics
The Physics and Engineering Physics department at the University of Saskatchewan draws students from around the world, with their unique facilities, a rich history, and strong sense of community.
Accomplished, approachable professors and cutting edge research facilities draw undergrads, masters and Ph.D. students here. The four main research themes are Plasma Physics, Subatomic Physics, Space and Atmospheric Science, and Condensed Matter & Material Science. U of S combines world class labs like the Canadian Light Source synchrotron, with a supportive community of scientists, set on one of Canada’s most beautiful campuses.
http://www.artsandscience.usask.ca/physics/research
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Chijin Xiao: Making Medical Isotopes with Plasma
University of Saskatchewan Physics professor Chijin Xiao describes a new way to produce medical isotopes using a plasma.
nuclearFACTS - the Forum for Accountability and Communities Talking Nuclear Science - is an event that brings researchers supported by the Fedoruk Centre together to discuss their work and its impact. This is part of a series of videos produced for nuclearFACTS 2014, held November 20.
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Physics@Veldhoven 2019 – Masterclass Robert J. Goldston (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, USA)
This video is about Masterclass Robert J. Goldston
University of Saskatchewan engineering and engineering physics doctoral student Matt Kozun is going to measure aerosols in the atmosphere by strapping this new technology to a Canadian Space Agency balloon the size of a football field. The results will help us better understand the atmosphere and climate change.
Read the full story: https://research.usask.ca/our-impact/highlights/student-success/young-innovators/2018/u-of-s-launches-device-into-near-space-to-track-climate-change.php
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Centre for Quantum Topology and Its Applications (quanTA) at University of Saskatchewan
quanTA is a research centre involving both established and early career researchers who are pursuing various novel ideas in quantum science. From an interdisciplinary point of view and with a mixture of theoretical and experimental techniques, quanTA is currently working in quantum materials, quantum computing, and quantum sensing. The centre has a particular interest in using perspectives and techniques from pure mathematics in the development of quantum innovations.
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Rediscovering artifacts from the history of physics
The Department of Physics and Engineering Physics at the University of Saskatchewan is home to a unique collection of scientific instruments and teaching tools from the early 20th century. The artifacts were brought out to be studied in June 2019.
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Dennis Whyte - USask Engineering Cheriton Guest Lecture on Fusion Research
USask Engineering alumnus Dennis Whyte, a leader in fusion research, returned to the University of Saskatchewan from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for a lecture on the State of Fusion Energy Development & Acceleration with Technology Innovation. Dennis, director of the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center, is paving an innovative and faster path forward in the production of fusion energy.
This lecture was held on May 9, 2022, in the University Library Learning Commons in the USask College of Engineering and presented through the Ross and Muriel Cheriton Distinguished Visitor Fund.
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
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The Plasma Physics Laboratory at the University of Saskatchewan was established in 1959 by H. M. Skarsgard. Early work centered on research with a Betatron.
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_Physics_Laboratory_(Saskatchewan)
00:00:16 1 Facilities
00:00:26 1.1 STOR-1M
00:00:53 1.2 STOR-M
00:01:17 2 References
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
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The Plasma Physics Laboratory at the University of Saskatchewan was established in 1959 by H. M. Skarsgard. Early work centered on research with a Betatron.
In this video, Prof. Andrei Smolyakov of the University of Saskatchewan discusses his investigations into the interesting phenomena when electric and magnetic f...
In this video, Prof. Andrei Smolyakov of the University of Saskatchewan discusses his investigations into the interesting phenomena when electric and magnetic fields cross in plasmas.
Magnetic fields are all around us. Magnets are used in almost all electrical motors, the earth’s magnetic field protects us from the energetic particles in the solar wind and magnetic fields are used in technological devices, like plasma thrusters and plasma sputter deposition reactors, to help confine the plasma. In nearly all combinations of plasmas and magnetic fields, there are also electric fields. When electric and magnetics cross at angles in a plasma – what is referred to as “E x B” – there are waves and instabilities that may erupt in the plasma. These E x B phenomena occur across tremendously broad spatial scales, from the plasma surrounding the earth to inside plasma thrusters that you can hold in your hand.
In this video, Prof. Andrei Smolyakov of the University of Saskatchewan discusses his investigations into the interesting phenomena when electric and magnetic fields cross in plasmas.
Magnetic fields are all around us. Magnets are used in almost all electrical motors, the earth’s magnetic field protects us from the energetic particles in the solar wind and magnetic fields are used in technological devices, like plasma thrusters and plasma sputter deposition reactors, to help confine the plasma. In nearly all combinations of plasmas and magnetic fields, there are also electric fields. When electric and magnetics cross at angles in a plasma – what is referred to as “E x B” – there are waves and instabilities that may erupt in the plasma. These E x B phenomena occur across tremendously broad spatial scales, from the plasma surrounding the earth to inside plasma thrusters that you can hold in your hand.
The Physics and Engineering Physics department at the University of Saskatchewan draws students from around the world, with their unique facilities, a rich hist...
The Physics and Engineering Physics department at the University of Saskatchewan draws students from around the world, with their unique facilities, a rich history, and strong sense of community.
Accomplished, approachable professors and cutting edge research facilities draw undergrads, masters and Ph.D. students here. The four main research themes are Plasma Physics, Subatomic Physics, Space and Atmospheric Science, and Condensed Matter & Material Science. U of S combines world class labs like the Canadian Light Source synchrotron, with a supportive community of scientists, set on one of Canada’s most beautiful campuses.
http://www.artsandscience.usask.ca/physics/research
The Physics and Engineering Physics department at the University of Saskatchewan draws students from around the world, with their unique facilities, a rich history, and strong sense of community.
Accomplished, approachable professors and cutting edge research facilities draw undergrads, masters and Ph.D. students here. The four main research themes are Plasma Physics, Subatomic Physics, Space and Atmospheric Science, and Condensed Matter & Material Science. U of S combines world class labs like the Canadian Light Source synchrotron, with a supportive community of scientists, set on one of Canada’s most beautiful campuses.
http://www.artsandscience.usask.ca/physics/research
University of Saskatchewan Physics professor Chijin Xiao describes a new way to produce medical isotopes using a plasma.
nuclearFACTS - the Forum for Accountab...
University of Saskatchewan Physics professor Chijin Xiao describes a new way to produce medical isotopes using a plasma.
nuclearFACTS - the Forum for Accountability and Communities Talking Nuclear Science - is an event that brings researchers supported by the Fedoruk Centre together to discuss their work and its impact. This is part of a series of videos produced for nuclearFACTS 2014, held November 20.
University of Saskatchewan Physics professor Chijin Xiao describes a new way to produce medical isotopes using a plasma.
nuclearFACTS - the Forum for Accountability and Communities Talking Nuclear Science - is an event that brings researchers supported by the Fedoruk Centre together to discuss their work and its impact. This is part of a series of videos produced for nuclearFACTS 2014, held November 20.
University of Saskatchewan engineering and engineering physics doctoral student Matt Kozun is going to measure aerosols in the atmosphere by strapping this new ...
University of Saskatchewan engineering and engineering physics doctoral student Matt Kozun is going to measure aerosols in the atmosphere by strapping this new technology to a Canadian Space Agency balloon the size of a football field. The results will help us better understand the atmosphere and climate change.
Read the full story: https://research.usask.ca/our-impact/highlights/student-success/young-innovators/2018/u-of-s-launches-device-into-near-space-to-track-climate-change.php
University of Saskatchewan engineering and engineering physics doctoral student Matt Kozun is going to measure aerosols in the atmosphere by strapping this new technology to a Canadian Space Agency balloon the size of a football field. The results will help us better understand the atmosphere and climate change.
Read the full story: https://research.usask.ca/our-impact/highlights/student-success/young-innovators/2018/u-of-s-launches-device-into-near-space-to-track-climate-change.php
quanTA is a research centre involving both established and early career researchers who are pursuing various novel ideas in quantum science. From an interdiscip...
quanTA is a research centre involving both established and early career researchers who are pursuing various novel ideas in quantum science. From an interdisciplinary point of view and with a mixture of theoretical and experimental techniques, quanTA is currently working in quantum materials, quantum computing, and quantum sensing. The centre has a particular interest in using perspectives and techniques from pure mathematics in the development of quantum innovations.
quanTA is a research centre involving both established and early career researchers who are pursuing various novel ideas in quantum science. From an interdisciplinary point of view and with a mixture of theoretical and experimental techniques, quanTA is currently working in quantum materials, quantum computing, and quantum sensing. The centre has a particular interest in using perspectives and techniques from pure mathematics in the development of quantum innovations.
The Department of Physics and Engineering Physics at the University of Saskatchewan is home to a unique collection of scientific instruments and teaching tools ...
The Department of Physics and Engineering Physics at the University of Saskatchewan is home to a unique collection of scientific instruments and teaching tools from the early 20th century. The artifacts were brought out to be studied in June 2019.
#USask #ArtsAndScience #yxe #Physics
The Department of Physics and Engineering Physics at the University of Saskatchewan is home to a unique collection of scientific instruments and teaching tools from the early 20th century. The artifacts were brought out to be studied in June 2019.
#USask #ArtsAndScience #yxe #Physics
USask Engineering alumnus Dennis Whyte, a leader in fusion research, returned to the University of Saskatchewan from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (...
USask Engineering alumnus Dennis Whyte, a leader in fusion research, returned to the University of Saskatchewan from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for a lecture on the State of Fusion Energy Development & Acceleration with Technology Innovation. Dennis, director of the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center, is paving an innovative and faster path forward in the production of fusion energy.
This lecture was held on May 9, 2022, in the University Library Learning Commons in the USask College of Engineering and presented through the Ross and Muriel Cheriton Distinguished Visitor Fund.
USask Engineering alumnus Dennis Whyte, a leader in fusion research, returned to the University of Saskatchewan from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for a lecture on the State of Fusion Energy Development & Acceleration with Technology Innovation. Dennis, director of the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center, is paving an innovative and faster path forward in the production of fusion energy.
This lecture was held on May 9, 2022, in the University Library Learning Commons in the USask College of Engineering and presented through the Ross and Muriel Cheriton Distinguished Visitor Fund.
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_Physics_Laboratory_(Saskatchewan)
00:00:16 1 Facilities
00:00:26 1.1 STOR-1M
00:00:53 1.2 STOR-M
00:01:17 2 References
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
Listen on Google Assistant through Extra Audio:
https://assistant.google.com/services/invoke/uid/0000001a130b3f91
Other Wikipedia audio articles at:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=wikipedia+tts
Upload your own Wikipedia articles through:
https://github.com/nodef/wikipedia-tts
Speaking Rate: 0.7641355315929208
Voice name: en-GB-Wavenet-D
"I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think."
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
The Plasma Physics Laboratory at the University of Saskatchewan was established in 1959 by H. M. Skarsgard. Early work centered on research with a Betatron.
In this video, Prof. Andrei Smolyakov of the University of Saskatchewan discusses his investigations into the interesting phenomena when electric and magnetic fields cross in plasmas.
Magnetic fields are all around us. Magnets are used in almost all electrical motors, the earth’s magnetic field protects us from the energetic particles in the solar wind and magnetic fields are used in technological devices, like plasma thrusters and plasma sputter deposition reactors, to help confine the plasma. In nearly all combinations of plasmas and magnetic fields, there are also electric fields. When electric and magnetics cross at angles in a plasma – what is referred to as “E x B” – there are waves and instabilities that may erupt in the plasma. These E x B phenomena occur across tremendously broad spatial scales, from the plasma surrounding the earth to inside plasma thrusters that you can hold in your hand.
The Physics and Engineering Physics department at the University of Saskatchewan draws students from around the world, with their unique facilities, a rich history, and strong sense of community.
Accomplished, approachable professors and cutting edge research facilities draw undergrads, masters and Ph.D. students here. The four main research themes are Plasma Physics, Subatomic Physics, Space and Atmospheric Science, and Condensed Matter & Material Science. U of S combines world class labs like the Canadian Light Source synchrotron, with a supportive community of scientists, set on one of Canada’s most beautiful campuses.
http://www.artsandscience.usask.ca/physics/research
University of Saskatchewan Physics professor Chijin Xiao describes a new way to produce medical isotopes using a plasma.
nuclearFACTS - the Forum for Accountability and Communities Talking Nuclear Science - is an event that brings researchers supported by the Fedoruk Centre together to discuss their work and its impact. This is part of a series of videos produced for nuclearFACTS 2014, held November 20.
University of Saskatchewan engineering and engineering physics doctoral student Matt Kozun is going to measure aerosols in the atmosphere by strapping this new technology to a Canadian Space Agency balloon the size of a football field. The results will help us better understand the atmosphere and climate change.
Read the full story: https://research.usask.ca/our-impact/highlights/student-success/young-innovators/2018/u-of-s-launches-device-into-near-space-to-track-climate-change.php
quanTA is a research centre involving both established and early career researchers who are pursuing various novel ideas in quantum science. From an interdisciplinary point of view and with a mixture of theoretical and experimental techniques, quanTA is currently working in quantum materials, quantum computing, and quantum sensing. The centre has a particular interest in using perspectives and techniques from pure mathematics in the development of quantum innovations.
The Department of Physics and Engineering Physics at the University of Saskatchewan is home to a unique collection of scientific instruments and teaching tools from the early 20th century. The artifacts were brought out to be studied in June 2019.
#USask #ArtsAndScience #yxe #Physics
USask Engineering alumnus Dennis Whyte, a leader in fusion research, returned to the University of Saskatchewan from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for a lecture on the State of Fusion Energy Development & Acceleration with Technology Innovation. Dennis, director of the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center, is paving an innovative and faster path forward in the production of fusion energy.
This lecture was held on May 9, 2022, in the University Library Learning Commons in the USask College of Engineering and presented through the Ross and Muriel Cheriton Distinguished Visitor Fund.
Lyman Spitzer, Jr., a professor of Astronomy at Princeton University, had for many years been involved in the study of very hot rarefied gases in interstellar space. He was inspired by the fascinating, but erroneous claims of controlled nuclear fusion achieved in Argentina by Ronald Richter, Spitzer. In 1950, he conceived of a plasma being confined in a figure-eight-shaped tube by an externally generated magnetic field, where the ionized hydrogen gas would fuse into helium, releasing energy for the production of power. He called this concept the stellarator, and took this design before the Atomic Energy Commission in Washington. As a result of this meeting and a review of the invention by designated scientists throughout the nation, the stellarator proposal was funded in 1951 as Project Matterhorn. In 1958, this magnetic fusion research was declassified following the 1955 United Nations International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy. This generated an influx of graduate students eager to learn the "new" physics, which in turn influenced the lab to concentrate more on basic research.
At first, it may seem impossible to heat plasma to such extreme temperatures, but a new study from researchers at the PrincetonPlasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) suggests that it can be achieved using a Faraday screen. .
Researchers at the PrincetonPlasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have made a breakthrough in enhancing the performance of stellarators, a type of fusion device.
... and advancements at the PrincetonPlasma Physics Laboratory and China’s HL-3 tokamak, fusion energy is increasingly seen as a potential game-changer in the pursuit of sustainable, low-carbon power.
However, it has been quite a challenging task to replicate this process on Earth. It is in this regard that scientists at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) PrincetonPlasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have made a significant breakthrough ... .
Even if pilot plants are successful, there's still more to do before those will be ready to meet a serious share of the globe's electricity needs, said Steven Cowley, director of the PrincetonPlasma Physics Laboratory.
... be ready to meet a serious share of the globe’s electricity needs, said Steven Cowley, director of the PrincetonPlasma Physics Laboratory.“There’s an awful lot of supercharged hype,” Cowley said.
The PrincetonPlasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) has announced the completion of the intricate process of building the first quadrant of the magnet at the heart of the National Spherical Torus Experiment-Upgrade (NSTX-U) nuclear fusion reactor.
Department of Energy's (DOE) PrincetonPlasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), has made a significant advancement in understanding the underlying heating mechanism ... Provided by Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory.
Preventing tungsten atoms from entering the plasma is one of the biggest challenges of modern nuclear fusion reactors, and researchers at PrincetonPlasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) may have found a solution to fix it.
The PrincetonPlasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) is leading several efforts on this front, including collaborating on the design and development of a new fusion device at the University of Seville in Spain.
When turned on, the device generates a hot, gaseous orb of glowing plasma — the same state of matter that makes up our sun ... generates a glowing orb of plasma ... PrincetonPlasma Physics Laboratory.
