MAE 217A. Introduction to Gas Discharge Plasma Physics (4 units)
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Description
Charged particle motion in electromagnetic field, atomic processes in plasmas, electric breakdown of the gases, plasma quasi-neutrality, sheath, probes. Electron kinetics in low-temperature plasma, particle and energy fluxes, DC and RF driven discharges, instabilities of gas discharge plasmas. Prerequisites: consent of instructor.
Prerequisite courses
MAE 217A has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
MAE 217A is a prerequisite of the following 5 courses: