Subject Group of Mechanical and Intelligent System Engineering

27207 Plasma Electronics Winter

Description and rationale: Plasma is typically an ionized gas, and is usually considered to be a distinct state of matter in contrast to gases because of its unique properties. The free electric charges make the plasma electrically conductive so that it responds strongly to electromagnetic fields. They are typically formed by heating and ionizing a gas, stripping electrons away from atoms, thereby enabling the positive and negative charges to move freely. The study course aims to learn the basis of plasma, its material interaction, fusion application. Students will learn the background of various analysing techniques for plasma electronics.

Keywords: theory of plasma, plasma physics, fusion materials, fusion technology

Pre-requisite: undergraduate physics, mathematics and electromagnetism

Expected students: master and doctoral

Instructors:

Lecturer 1 Prof. Seiichi Watanabe ()

Lecturer 2-1 Prof. Masafumi Itagaki ()

Lecturer 2-2 Assoc. Prof. Shunichi Oikawa ()

Lecturer 2-3 Assoc. Prof. Satoshi Tomioka ()

Lecturer 3-1 Prof. Tomoaki Hino ()

Lecturer 3-2 Assoc. Prof. Yuji Yamauchi ()

Lecturer 3-3 Assoc. Prof. Tamaki Shibayama ()

Course outline:

The course is divided into two parts (3 sections); the first concerns key features of plasma physics, electronics and materials while the second deals with fusion application of plasma.

Lecturer 1: (1) Introduction of plasma electronics: course introduction, plasma concept and terminologies, basic knowledge for plasma elecronics

Lecturer 2-1,2,3: (2) Plasma theory and fusion analysis: basic theories for plasma physics, fusion, tokamaks, confinement, heating, mhd stabilities, instabilities

Lecturer 3-1,2,3: (3) Plasma facing Materials and Fusion technology: plasma-surface interactions, plasma diagnostics, tokamak and fusion experiments, fusion materials

Grading:

20%: Class participation

30%: Assignments (a few assignments will be required during the term)

50%: Final report and an oral examination

Textbooks and references:

1) Handout made by the course instructors will be delivered.

2) References are shown below.

*Principles of plasma physics: N. A. Krall and A.W. Trivelpiece, San Francisco Press, Inc.

*Tokamaks: J. A. Wesson et al., Oxford University Press.

*: available at the library

3/2007