FYS-310 Laboratory Plasmas

This is an advanced level course in plasma physics with emphasis on laboratory plasmas and experimental techniques. A prerequisite is completition of the introductory plasma physics course FYS-210. The course consists of lectures and laboratory projects. The lectures are divided into three sections: The first gives an overview of vacuum technology, plasma production, classification of plasmas and plasma devices, fusion plasmas and industrial plasmas. The second presents some theory relevant for understanding plasmas in the Blaamann device, like theory for magnetic confinement, macroinstabilities and anomalous transport. The third focuses on plasma diagnostic techniques, in particular those applied in the Birkeland plasma laboratory. The laboratory projects gives an introduction to all experimental techniques currently in use at the Birkeland laboratory, including experiment control, diagnostics, data acquisition, and data analysis.

Credits: 5 vekttall.	Semester: Spring.
Lectures: 45 hours.	Evaluations: Oral exam.
Seminars: 45 hours.	Marks: Numerical marks.
Laboratory: 30 hours.

Course spring 2003

Curriculum.

Exam: Friday, May 23, 2003

First time: Thursday, February 6

Lecturer: Assosiate prof. Åshild Fredriksen

Lectures: At the auditorium, Auroral Observatory, Thursdays 14.15-16.00

Seminars: At the Auroral Observatory

Preliminary overview of topics

Links

Lab exercise 1
Lab exersice 2 PDF version Html file
Lab exercise 4 PDF version

Literature for Thursday March 13

Article 1
Article 2

Auxiliary information

Links to relevant sites

Fuseweb - portal to fusion physics and more..

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Institutt for fysikk, Det matematisk-naturvitenskapelige fakultet,
Universitetet i Tromsø, 9037 Tromsø, tlf. 77 64 51 50
Ansvarlig redaktør: Administrativ leder Trond Brattli
Vev-ansvarlig: Studiekonsulent Helge Johansen. Oppdatert: 06.12. 2002