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EDITORIAL article

Front. Phys.
Sec. Low-Temperature Plasma Physics
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fphy.2024.1529454
This article is part of the Research Topic Plasma and Related Sciences: Experimental and Theoretical Approaches View all 10 articles

Editorial: [Plasma and Related Sciences: Experimental and Theoretical Approaches".]

Provisionally accepted
Paolo Francesco Ambrico Paolo Francesco Ambrico 1Ashraf M. Tawfik Ashraf M. Tawfik 2Amer El-Kalliny Amer El-Kalliny 3Tarek A. Gad-Allah Tarek A. Gad-Allah 3Mohamed Mokhtar Hefny Mohamed Mokhtar Hefny 4,5*
  • 1 CNR Istituto per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Plasmi, sede di Bari, Italy., sede di Bari, Italy
  • 2 Theoretical Physics Research Group, Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt., Mansoura University, Egypt
  • 3 Water Pollution Research Department, National Research Centre, 33 El Buhouth St., Dokki, Giza 12622, Egypt., Giza, Egypt
  • 4 Leibniz Institute for Plasma Research and Technology e.V. (INP), Greifswald, Germany
  • 5 Future University in Egypt, New Cairo, Cairo, Egypt

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    Editorial on the Research Topic. Plasma physics is one of the most important tools for explaining our universe and is extensively used 7 in engineering, industry, medicine, and agriculture to improve the standard of living. Recently, cold 8 atmospheric plasma (CAP) has attracted significant attention due to its ability to generate a cocktail of 9 reactive oxygen species (ROS), reactive nitrogen species (RNS), UV radiation, and charged particles at 10 atmospheric pressure and room temperature. The investigation of CAP intersects multiple disciplines such 11 as physics, engineering, chemistry, biology, biochemistry, and many others. The goal of this research 12 topic, entitled "Plasma and Related Sciences: Experimental and Theoretical Approaches," is to collect 13 high-quality research related to CAP and plasmas, directly or indirectly, through the associated sciences. In the second article, L. Qiang et al reported that there is currently limited research on how gas ionization 26 affects the pulse formation process in loads driven by pulsed power sources. Therefore, a simulation method 27 using Particle-In-Cell/Moment-Collision Calculation (PIC/MCC) has been proposed to accurately model 28 gas ionization during electron beam generation in Linear Transformer Drivers (LTD). This method integrates 29 the electromagnetic field and charged particles with circuit modules, providing a clearer understanding of 30 the impact of gas ionization on pulse shape. Moreover, excessive gas ionization can lead to impedance 31 mismatches and potential load short circuits.

    Keywords: Solar chromospheric spicules, electron beam, Pulsed electric field, Origin of life, magnetic reconnection, plasma 2 decontamination, Plasma agriculture, laser-induced fluorescence

    Received: 16 Nov 2024; Accepted: 19 Nov 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Ambrico, Tawfik, El-Kalliny, Gad-Allah and Mokhtar Hefny. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Mohamed Mokhtar Hefny, Leibniz Institute for Plasma Research and Technology e.V. (INP), Greifswald, Germany

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