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... In plasma science, this frequently involves both new means of plasma production and new means of plasma confinement. In addition, new technologies frequently lead to new diagnostic techniques and new means of processing data, which not only result in improved accuracy and precision but often result in new perspectives on the underlying physics.
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... two distinct current systems are observable: a closed azimuthal Hall current in regions where Jz~ O and field-aligned solenoidal plasma currents between the positive and negative electrodes. At 150 ns a current tube starts off-axis, where JZ 76 0 and JB ~ O.' and exhibits strong helicity; i.e., it twists and knots in the right-hand direction.
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