by nick c » Wed May 07, 2025 4:04 pm
Bostick coined the word "plasmoid".
https://www.thunderbolts.info/wp/2016/0 ... cks-birth/
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https://journals.aps.org/pr/abstract/10 ... ev.106.404
The above paper seems to be behind a pay wall, but here is the abstract:
Abstract
A plasma source can be used to project ionized matter across a magnetic field. The configuration of plasma observed when an electromagnetic braking action is produced by the presence of low-pressure gas (∼1 μ) in the vacuum chamber provides an insight into the manner in which magnetic-field lines can be dragged and twisted. By firing several sources simultaneously, it is possible to simulate in geometrical form the production of spiral galaxies and barred spirals.
Bostick coined the word "plasmoid".
https://www.thunderbolts.info/wp/2016/03/04/plasmoids-on-the-100th-anniversary-of-winston-h-bosticks-birth/
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https://journals.aps.org/pr/abstract/10.1103/PhysRev.106.404
The above paper seems to be behind a pay wall, but here is the abstract:[quote]Abstract
A plasma source can be used to project ionized matter across a magnetic field. The configuration of plasma observed when an electromagnetic braking action is produced by the presence of low-pressure gas (∼1 μ) in the vacuum chamber provides an insight into the manner in which magnetic-field lines can be dragged and twisted. By firing several sources simultaneously, it is possible to simulate in geometrical form the production of spiral galaxies and barred spirals.[/quote]