François Rincon (sciency) ⏚ · @jaztrophysicist
1424 followers · 3104 posts · Server astrodon.social
A very hot topic currently in theoretical #astrophysics: two almost identical back-to-back papers this summer 😬, by Lorenzo Sironi (Columbia) & Muni Zhou (Princeton) respectively, show how #WhatAboutMagneticFields can be generated from nothing, up to equipartition with #turbulence in collisionless #plasmas . Beyond the nice vizualisations, this is relevant to magnetogenesis in the large-scale structure of the Universe. A short 🧵 #astrodon
#astrophysics #WhatAboutMagneticFields #turbulence #plasmas #Astrodon
Sawyer Penrose · @sawyer
1 followers · 5 posts · Server spacey.space
Major study on plasma propulsion is moving the future forward. Open up the funding, we have places to go!
#physics #plasmas #propulsion #spacetravel
GenghisKen Coar · @GenghisKen
88 followers · 335 posts · Server ruby.socialJust remember: 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲.
(I used that on a couple of my chem masters decades ago; one instantly laughed her arse off, and the other gazed into space for about 2.5s before doing likewise.)
(Leaving #colloids, #suspensions, and #plasmas right out.)
#joke #funny #chemistry #statesofmatter #solution #precipitate
#colloids #suspensions #plasmas #joke #funny #chemistry #statesofmatter #solution #precipitate
Spaceflight 🚀 · @spaceflight
516 followers · 200 posts · Server techhub.social
#Nature 📆 10 November 2022 #Electric #propulsion : The gaseous #propellant is priorly #ionized and the charged #particles in the #plasmas are energized and #accelerated by applying #electromagnetic fields. #Electric #power obtained by #solar panels is converted into the #kinetic #energy of the propellant. A 30% conversion #efficiency is the highest to date https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-22789-7
#Spacecraft electric propulsion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacecraft_electric_propulsion
#nature #electric #propulsion #propellant #ionized #particles #plasmas #accelerated #electromagnetic #power #solar #kinetic #energy #efficiency #spacecraft
Silvio Sergio Cerri · @Silvio_S_Cerri
152 followers · 7 posts · Server astrodon.socialMoved to #Astrodon, so I guess that an #introduction is in order! 😄
Hello there! I'm a #CNRS researcher at the Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur. My work concerns #plasmas, #turbulence, #magneticfields, #instabilities, and its application range from the turbulent heating of the #solarwind and its interaction with planetary #magnetospheres, to the transport of #cosmicrays in the Galaxy. 🤓
Besides work, I love #taekwondo, I really enjoy #seaside and #beach, and I'm a big #nerd too, of course! 😎
#Astrodon #introduction #CNRS #plasmas #turbulence #magneticfields #instabilities #solarwind #magnetospheres #cosmicrays #taekwondo #seaside #beach #nerd