Plasmas can be harnessed for advanced medical treatments, but it is also at the very heart of unlocking fusion – one of the most promising energy sources of the future.
Welcome to the 2025 William Chalmers lecture "Faster than lightning: electron beams in plasmas" where Professor Tünde Fülöp will offer an illuminating glimpse into some of physics’ most fascinating frontiers.
Overview
- Date:Starts 13 November 2025, 18:00Ends 13 November 2025, 19:00
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- Language:English
Electron acceleration has fascinated humankind with its diversity and beauty for centuries. It plays a central role in such diverse phenomena as solar flares, aurora, laser-produced and fusion plasmas. However, the natural beauty of these phenomena is not the main reason we are interested in them. Understanding their causes and consequences has great practical importance in several fields,
including sustainable energy and medical applications.
In this talk, plasma physicist Tünde Fülöp will discuss energetic electron beams in laser-produced and fusion plasmas. Both cases are spectacular but also very important for compact acceleration sources and clean energy generation.
The lecture is given in English.
Light refreshments will be offered after the lecture. No advance registration is required.
Faster than lightning – this year’s William Chalmers lecturer on the power of plasma beams
Read an interview with Tünde Fülöp about the lecture.
- Full Professor, Subatomic, High Energy and Plasma Physics, Physics