Theoretical and computational methods in Plasma Physics

Contents:

• Simulation in plasma Physics (personal works): PIC code description: simulation in 2D of various examples,
• Capacitive argon discharge, ambipolar process, plasma deposition, electron beam evolution, two-stream instability, RF sheath rectification, high power laser pulse propagation, … Wave equation solver; ray-tracing , Helmholtz solver, wave equation solver for various polarisation : interferometry, reflectometry, polarimetry,…
• Hot plasma Physics: two-fluid plasma model including thermal effects; what is a kinetic equation? kinetic models for describing plasma (Vlasov, Boltzmann), role of collisions; connection between kinetic model and fluid equations; continuity law; Landau’s damping; introduction to the instability concept: beam-plasma interaction
• Plasma Physics for industrial reactor: basic processes associated to energy and particles transport; modelling of various plasma discharges: glow discharges, DC and RF capacitive discharges, microwave discharges; industrial reactors and applications.
• Additional learning: waves in hot plasmas