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high-energy astrophysics > plasma > plasmoid
... > interstellar space > interstellar matter > interstellar gas > ionized gas > plasma > plasmoid
... > solar system > interplanetary matter > interplanetary gas > ionized gas > plasma > plasmoid
... > intergalactic space > intergalactic matter > intergalactic gas > ionized gas > plasma > plasmoid

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plasmoid  

Definition

  • A plasmoid is a coherent structure of plasma and magnetic fields. Plasmoids have been proposed to explain natural phenomena such as ball lightning, magnetic bubbles in the magnetosphere, and objects in cometary tails, in the solar wind, in the solar atmosphere, and in the heliospheric current sheet. Plasmoids produced in the laboratory include field-reversed configurations, spheromaks, and in dense plasma focuses. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasmoid)

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