(physics) A device in which a drive beam (either laser or particle) produces a plasma wave ("wakefield") that accelerates charged particles in a relatively short distance.

(physics) A method of high-gradient particle acceleration which utilizes the longitudinal electric field of plasma wakefield excited by a laser pulse or bunch of relativistic charged particles.

plural of laser-plasma accelerator

plural of plasma wakefield accelerator

(nuclear physics) A plasma undergoing nuclear fusion where the amount of fusion reactions is sufficient to produce enough energy to maintain the temperature of the plasma at a level necessary for further fusion processes.

plural of burning nuclear plasma

plural of quark-gluon plasma

(pathology) A rare allergy to certain proteins found in human semen.

(immunology) A plasma cell

(physics) A quasiparticle arising in a system that has strong plasmon-electron interactions.