Mechanism of plasma confinement in Hessdalen lights

Establish the physical mechanism that confines the plasma associated with Hessdalen light phenomena within small volumes without significant energy losses.

Background

Project Hessdalen has operated since 1984 to instrumentally paper recurrent luminous phenomena in the Hessdalen valley of Norway, often described as multi-shaped, multicolored balls of light exhibiting long durations, high energy emissions, magnetic correlations, radar signatures, and occasional photoreactivity to lasers.

Within this context, the authors list specific open physics questions that must be resolved to understand the phenomena, starting with plasma confinement behavior in small volumes without apparent energy losses.