Introduction to Plasma Dynamics

3 Hours

Examine plasma properties, including collective effects, Debye shielding, quasineutrality, the plasma frequency, and collisions. Explore single particle motions in electric and magnetic fields. Study particle drifts, adiabatic invariants, and cyclotron resonance. Electrical and Computer Engineering 393C (Topic 1) and Electrical Engineering 393C (Topic 1) may not both be counted.