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PAPERBACK list:$38.00 Web:$34.20 add to cart Rights & Permissions Free PDF Access Free Resources Sign in to download PDF book and chapters PDF EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Display this book on your site! Related Titles Frontiers in High Energy Density Physics: The X-Games of Contemporary Science Controlling the Quantum World: The Science of Atoms, Molecules, and Photons Other Related Titles Plasma Science: Advancing Knowledge in the National Interest (2007) Board on Physics and Astronomy (BPA) Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Page 219   E-mail  Facebook  Digg  Stumble  Twitter More Page 219 Front Matter (R1-R18) Summary (1-4) 1 Overview (5-37) 2 Low-Temperature Plasma Science and Engineering (38-74) 3 Plasma Physics at High Energy Density (75-114) 4 The Plasma Science of Magnetic Fusion (115-151) 5 Space and Astrophysical Plasmas (152-183) 6 Basic Plasma Science (184-216) Appendixes (217-218) Appendix A: Charge to the Committee (219-220) Appendix B: International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (221-225) Appendix C: National Ignition Facility (226-229) Appendix D: Federal Support for Plasma Science and Engineering (230-242) Appendix E: Reprise of Past NRC Reports on Plasma Science (243-248) Appendix F: Committee Meeting Agendas (249-253) Appendix G: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff (254-262)

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A Charge to the Committee An assessment of plasma science in the United States is proposed as part of the decadal assessment and outlook, Physics 2010. Since publication of the previ- ous decadal study of this area in 1995, the field has undergone rapid advances and significant changes—ranging from a refocused mission of the DOE fusion sci- ence program to new plasma processing technologies arriving in the commercial marketplace to significant advances in understanding how to confine plasmas. A new field called high-energy-density physics has been defined that foretells new connections between astrophysical phenomena and laboratory experiments. It is timely and important to identify the compelling science opportunities in plasma science and to frame a strategy for realizing them. Also, recommendations from the last decadal study have been implemented by the agencies and an assessment to provide feedback is now appropriate. A committee of about 15 members with broad expertise in plasma science will be convened to address the following tasks in a report that will communicate well to policy makers and scientists in other fields: 1. Assess the progress and achievements of plasma science over the past decade. 2. Identify the new opportunities and the compelling science questions for plasma science, frame the outlook for the future, and place the field in the context of physics as a whole. 3. Evaluate the opportunities and challenges for the applications of plasma science to fusion and other fields. 21

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Plasma science 220 4. Offer guidance to the government research programs and the scientific communities aimed at addressing these challenges and realizing these opportunities.