MAE 217AIntroduction to Gas Discharge Plasma Physics
Charged particle motion in electromagnetic field, atomic processes in plasmas, electric breakdown of the gases, plasma quasi-neutrality, sheath, probes. Electron kinetics in low-temperature plasma, particle and energy fluxes, DC and RF driven discharges, instabilities of gas discharge plasmas.
Prerequisites
From the catalog: “consent of instructor.”
Courses that list MAE 217A as a prerequisite (5)
- MAE 217B Introduction to Nonmagnetized Hot Plasma Physics
- MAE 217C Introduction to Magnetized Hot Plasma Physics
- MAE 218A Introduction to High Energy Density Physics (MHD and Pinches)
- MAE 218B Introduction to High Energy Density Physics (Laser-Plasma Interactions)
- MAE 228 Selected Topics in Plasma Physics