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Glowing plasma created by a high speed jet of water

2018-04-01

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Spraying water onto a piece of glass will create plasma (no, really!).

https://authors.library.caltech.edu/83266/4/PNAS-2017-Gharib-12657-62.pdf

http://www.pnas.org/content/suppl/2017/11/15/1712717114.DCSupplemental

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