Alfvén Lecture: Faster than Lightning - Electron Beams in Laboratory Plasmas
Welcome to this year's Alfvén Lecture at KTH, with Professor Tünde Fülöp from Chalmers University of Technology who will talk about electron acceleration in plasma and its importance in various fields!
Electron acceleration and its associated radiation in plasmas has fascinated humankind with its beauty for centuries. It occurs in such diverse phenomena as laser-produced plasmas, electrial discharges associated with thunderstorms, aurorae in planetary magnetospheres, solar flares and fusion plasmas. However, the natural beauty of the observable signatures of these processes is not the only reason we are interested in them. Understanding their causes, characteristics and consequences has practical importance in several fields, ranging from clean energy generation to protection against solar storms. In this lecture, Fülöp will describe relativistic electron beams in magnetic fusion and laser-produced plasmas, as well as strategies for how to create and control them.
Date & Time:
24 September 2024, 15:30 - 16:30 (Coffee served from 15:10)
Location:
Lecture Hall E3, Osquars backe 18, KTH Campus
Hosts:
Anita Kullen, Head of Space and Plasma Physics Division, EECS, KTH
Andris Vaivads, Former Head of Space and Plasma Physics Division, EECS, KTH
Christer Fuglesang, Director of KTH Space Center