NE (NEEP) 526: Laboratory Course in Plasmas

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NE (NEEP) 526 - Laboratory Course in Plasmas

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526 Laboratory Course in Plasmas. II; 3 cr (I). Provides a background in the techniques for creating, exciting, and measuring the properties of lab plasmas and using the associated apparatus. P: NEEP, Physics or ECE 525 or cons inst.

Course Prerequisite(s)

See catalog description above.

Prerequisite knowledge and/or skills

Basic Understanding of Plasma
Single Particle Motions
Fluid Equations
Waves in Plasmas
Diffusion and Resistivity
Equilibrium and Stability
Introduction to Kinetic Theory
Nonlinear Effects
Introduction to Controlled Fusion

Textbook(s) and/or other required material

None.

Course objectives

This course is designed to provide a background in the techniques for creating, exciting and measuring the properties of laboratory plasmas and using the associated apparatus.

Topics covered

Plasma Wave Properties and Electrostatic Probe Techniques
Electron Beam-Plasma Interactions
High-Voltage Arc Plasma and Optical Diagnostics
RF-Plasma Generation and Properties
Cavity Perturbation and Dipole Resonances in a Plasma Column

Person(s) who prepared this description

Raymond J. Fonck

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Date last modified: 04-Aug-2007
Date created: 29-Oct-1999
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