The Hindu Business Line : Plasma experiment recreates 'burping astrophysical jets'

LONDON: Researchers have for the first time claim to have created a sequence of charged particle jets in the laboratory, almost similar to those seen in stars and black holes. Astrophysical jets are among the largest and most energetic objects in the un iverse. They are also clumpy and seem to throw out material in bursts. But, the source of this episodic behaviour is not clear. Now, an international team, led by the Ecole Normal Superieure in Paris, has recreated the intermittent behaviour that seems to create the clumps seen in telescopes, the 'New Scientist' reported.

“This is the first time we can actually produce episodic behaviour. The experiment shows jets can propagate very far, but they can be quite unstable at the source,” team leader Andrea Ciardi said. - PTI

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