Laboratory astrophysics is an experimental branch of astrophysics, focused on modelling and simulating conditions found in stars, interplanetary space, and other objects in a laboratory. J. Mayo Greenberg, who founded the Laboratory for Astrophysics at Leiden University, is regarded as the founding father of the field.
Further reading van Dishoeck, Ewine F. (2019). "Laboratory astrophysics: key to understanding the Universe" (PDF). Laboratory Astrophysics: From Observations to Interpretation Proceedings IAU Symposium (350). Laboratory Astrophysics. Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Vol. 451. Cham: Springer International Publishing. 2018. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-90020-9. ISBN 978-3-319-90019-3. OSTI 101104.
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