What is the highest density of man made plasma?

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The highest density of man-made plasma reported is approximately 1000 g/cm³, with number densities ranging from 1E26 to 1E27 cm^-3, as detailed in the papers "Progress towards ignition on the National Ignition Facility" and "Detailed implosion modeling of deuterium-tritium layered experiments on the National Ignition Facility," both published in PHYSICS OF PLASMAS 20 in 2013. While these values are significant, the discussion raises the question of whether densities achieved in hydrogen bombs or quark-gluon plasma, which can exceed 10^16 kg/m³, should be considered in this context. The conversation highlights the complexities of defining "highest density" in plasma physics.

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What is the highest density of man made plasma?
 
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What is the highest density of man made plasma?

In this paper, PHYSICS OF PLASMAS 20, 070501 (2013), "Progress towards ignition on the National Ignition Facility", and this paper, PHYSICS OF PLASMAS 20, 056318 (2013), "Detailed implosion modeling of deuterium-tritium layered experiments on the National Ignition Facility", they report densities near 1000 g/cm^3. These are number densities between 1E26 and 1E27 cm^-3. I'm not sure if it is the highest achieved, but it might be. Densities in hydrogen bombs might be higher, do they count?
 
Does quark-gluon plasma count? Densities there approach hadronic. I believe, something like tens of MeV/fm³ has been achieved, and that's over 1016kg/m³.
 
K^2 said:
Does quark-gluon plasma count? Densities there approach hadronic. I believe, something like tens of MeV/fm³ has been achieved, and that's over 1016kg/m³.

Hey, good point. Those densities are enormous!
 
Very interesting information, thanks!
 

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