Laser-produced plasmas have been used to create short bursts of x-rays and to accelerate particles — so-called plasma-based accelerators. Laser produced plasmas are also useful for recreating ...
a rocket launched two containers of barium thermite into the ionosphere. The containers exploded at altitudes of 400 kilometers and 300 kilometers above Earth, respectively. The plasma clouds ...
One of NASA's largest sounding rockets soared over the Atlantic Ocean into the ionosphere and released two canisters of barium thermite ... when disturbances in plasma affect the magnetic field.