I have a question about the particle streams that are emitted from the plasmoid:
In particular, the animation sequence shows that a beam of electrons is emitted from one end of the plasmoid while a beam of ions is emitted from the other end. This is quite an interesting phenomenon because the two particle beams have opposite charges and should thus be attracted to each other. The fact that they are emitted in opposite directions is counter-intuitive. Neat trick!
Why are these streams? Why don’t they just scatter in arbitrary directions?
Also, when a fusion reaction occurs, do the resulting fusion products (ions) also flow in an organized stream with the other ions? This is sure convenient for generating electricity.
What about the neutrons, do those form a beam or do they just fly off in random directions?
Just curious.
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