a section of a plasma having a characteristic shape
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Second, several bipolar electric field structures are localized in proximity of the plasmoid chain.
S. Markidis, P. Henri, G. Lapenta, A. Divin, M. V. Goldman, D. Newman, S. Eriksson 2012, 'Collisionless magnetic reconnection in a plasmoid chain', Nonlinear Processes in Geophysicshttp://www.nonlin-processes-geophys.net/19/145/2012/npg-19-145-2012.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Two new kinetic features, not reported by previous studies of plasmoid chain evolution, are here revealed.
S. Markidis, P. Henri, G. Lapenta, A. Divin, M. V. Goldman, D. Newman, S. Eriksson 2012, 'Collisionless magnetic reconnection in a plasmoid chain', Nonlinear Processes in Geophysicshttp://www.nonlin-processes-geophys.net/19/145/2012/npg-19-145-2012.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The plasmoid emerges up from the hotspot created in the solid substrate into the air within the microwave cavity.
Michael Sztucki, Jean-Luc LeGarrec, Noam Eliaz, Theyencheri Narayanan, James BrianMitchell, Dana Ashkenazi, Zahava Barkay, Eli Jerby, Yehuda Meir, Oleg Meshcheryakov 2013, 'Observations of Ball-Lightning-Like Plasmoids Ejected from Silicon by Localized Microwaves',Materialshttp://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/6/9/4011. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The artificial 0.3m-diameter ball lightning plasmoid lifetime was less than 0.6 s in the experiments conducted.
M.I. Baranov 2013, 'SOME RESULTS OF EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH ON ARTIFICIAL BALL LIGHTNING LOW-ENERGY PLASMOIDSIN A HIGH-VOLTAGE LABORATORY.', Electrical Engineering & Electromechanicshttp://eie.khpi.edu.ua/article/view/17893/15666. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)