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  • Number 312  |
  • May 24, 2010

Plasma propulsion art in itself

Xenon Plasma Accelerator

Xenon Plasma Accelerator

A stunning image of a plasma plume won DOE Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory post-doctoral intern Jerry Ross the top prize at Princeton University's Art of Science competition. Ross received first place for "Xenon Plasma Accelerator," which depicts the exhaust plume from a Hall thruster, a plasma-based propulsion system for both near-earth and deep space travel. Opening this month, the fourth annual "Art of Science" exhibition features the most aesthetically pleasing images made by Princeton University community members during the course of scientific research. Ross produced the image as a Ph.D. student at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan, before joining PPPL's Science Education Program in April. The online gallery and prize winners are at: http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S27/38/57Q34/index.xml?section=featured

[Patti Wieser, 609.243.2757,
pwieser@pppl.gov]