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"Oxford Team Sparks Cosmic Fireballs to Unlock Gamma Ray Secrets"
An international team led by the University of Oxford created plasma fireballs at CERN to investigate the stability of plasma jets from blazars, potentially revealing secrets about gamma rays and cosmic magnetic fields.
- The University of Oxfords team generated plasma fireballs using the Super Proton Synchrotron at CERN to study the dynamics of plasma (physics) jets from blazars.
- Their research aims to address the mystery surrounding the universes hidden magnetic field and the elusive nature of gamma ray emissions from cosmic phenomena.
- Blazars, powered by supermassive black holes, emit jets of particles with energies measured in electronvolts, contributing to the study of cosmic radiation and magnetic forces.
Why It Matters
Unlocking the mysteries of gamma ray emissions and cosmic magnetic fields could transform our understanding of the universe, impacting fields such as astrophysics and cosmology. This groundbreaking work at CERN may lead to new insights about the behavior of high-energy astrophysical objects.