A diagram of the experimental setup (IMAGE)

Kyushu University

A diagram of the experimental setup

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The team fired high-power laser beams at two separate spots on a carbon target, producing two expanding plasma clouds. As the two plasmas collided, their magnetic fields reconnected at the point where they met.

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Taichi Morita/Kyushu University

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