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Terminated in academic year 2009/2010

Plasma Physic

Type of study Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 453-0312/01
Abbreviation FP
Course title Plasma Physic
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Electrical Machines and Apparatus
Course coordinator Ing. Zdeněk Hytka, CSc.

Subject syllabus

Lectures:
Basic Concepts of plasma - Definition, Characteristics, Applications, Material States, Temperature of Plasma, Conductivity of Plasma, Criteria for the Existence of Plasma.
Bases Kinetic Theory of Gasses - Flexible expense Crashes, Cross Section, Crashes Frequences and Free Travel, Pressure and Temperature, Velocity Distribution, Elemental Processes.
Mathematical Apparatus for Plasma description.
Thermal Conductivity of Plasma.
Electrical Conductivity of Plasma.
Energy Balance of Plasma.
Radiation of Plasma.
Bases Principles dynamics of Plasma.
Diagnostics of Plasma - Temperature measuring.
Diffusion and Resistance.
Introduction to the Controlled Termonuclear Reaction.



Exercises:
Calculation of Maxwell lay-out movement of elements speed in gasses.
Calculation of Electrons ionisation with Maxwell lay-out of rate.

Calculation of Ionisation by Sah equation.
Calculation of Electric Conductivity of Plasma.
Calculation of Thermal Conductivity of Plasma.
Simple Example from Plasmas Physics.


Projects:
Individual semestral work.
Proceeding from laboratory exercising.

Literature

Mason, J.R.: Switch engineering handbook, New York, 1993
Francis F. Chen: Introduction to Plasma Physics, New York, 1974
Bellan, P. M. - Fundamentals of Plasma Physics, Cambridge University Press, 2006, ISBN 0521821169 
Bittencourt, J. A. - Fundamentals of Plasma Physics, Springer, 2004, ISBN: 0387209751 
Wesson, J. - Tokamaks, Oxford University Press, 2004, ISBN: 0198509227

Advised literature

Chen, F.F.: Úvod do fyziky plazmatu, ACADEMIA, 1983
Gross, B. Grycz, B. Miklossy, K.: Technika plazmatu, SNTL 1967
Gross, B. Peška, L. : Laboratorní a numerická cvičení z techniky plazmatu - skriptum VUT Brno, 1990