Magnetic fields in supernova remnant-like plasma shock waves (IMAGE)

DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Magnetic fields in supernova remnant-like plasma shock waves

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To study the powerful shock waves in supernova remnants, Frederico Fiuza and colleagues created similar plasma shock waves in the lab. Here, computer simulations reveal the turbulent structure of the magnetic field in two shock waves moving away from each other.

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Courtesy Frederico Fiuza/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

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