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SUMMARY:Physics Colloquium - Studying Plasmas in the Lab: 
 How We Do It and What It Uncovers - Ripudaman 
 Singh Nirwan
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 Speaker:  \n
 Ripudaman Singh Nirwan\n
 University of Washington, Seattle\n
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 Title:\n
 Studying Plasmas in the Lab: How We Do It and 
 What It Uncovers\n
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 Abstract:\n
 Plasmas are hot, ionized gases often composed 
 of a?<< 10 5 particles per cma^'3  which exhibit 
 collective behavior. Given the large number of 
 particles involved in plasmasaEUR(TM) dynamics, 
 studying them is a challenge which can be tackled 
 in a number of ways. This talk gives an overview 
 of what these  methods are on a theoretical level 
 and shows the experimental implementation of one 
 such method in a lab setting.\n
 To provide a concrete example of experimental 
 plasma physics, we consider a recent study of 
 magnetic reconnection and show how such studies 
 can uncover intricate plasma dynamics.\n\n

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