Aims
The course aims to train students in their experimental skills in plasma physics.
Contents
- Introductory lectures on plasma physics and diagnostics, vacuum systems and transmission lines.
- Experiments: microwaves, vacuum, laboratory plasmas and magnetised plasmas.
Detailed program
- Introductory lectures on plasma physics and diagnostics, vacuum systems and transmission lines.
Experiments:
- Microwave propagation and transmission
- Mass spectroscopy of residual gases in a vacuum chamber and leak detection
- Electric discharge generation in vacuum and characterisation of plasma discharges by Langmuir probes and optical emission spectroscopy
- Characterisation of magnetized plasmas
- Study of DC glow discharges
- Study of density fluctuations in the linear device Gym.
Semester
1st year, Master degree, 1st semester