78464 - Plasma Engineering M

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the students are able to understand the main aspects of the plasma generation and its behaviour at different operating conditions. Few plasma technologies are considered: plasma treatment of surfaces (plasma etching, deposition, implantation and sputtering), electro-plasma-dynamic and magneto-plasma-dynamic interactions and their applications, the main aspects of the thermonuclear fusion with magnetic confinement, and bio-medic plasma techniques. Therefore the students are able to operate on advanced technologies used in industry and in research field.

Course contents

× Charge particle motion in fields of force

× Plasma particles and their interaction

× Characteristic propriety of plasma

× Electric gas discharge (Townsend, corona, glow, arc, and DBD)

× Magnetofluid-dynamic interaction and its applications

× Controlled thermonuclear fusion

× Surface treatments: ion implantation, plasma deposition, plasma etching, thermal plasma treatment of materials.

× Plasma medicine

x Lab experience

Readings/Bibliography

× M. Lieberman, Principles of plasma discharges and material processing, 2nd Edition, Wiley
- Y. P. Raizer, Gas discharge physics, Springer

× M. Mitchner and C.H. Kruger, “Partially Ionized Gases”, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1973.

× J.D. Jackson, “Classical Electrodynamics”, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1975.

× L. Spitzer, “Physics of Fully Ionized Gases”, Interscieces, 1962.

× R.J. Rosa, “Magnetohydrodynamic Energy Conversion”, McGraw Hill, 1968

× Dolan, “Fusion Research”, Pergamon Press, 1980

× J.R. Roth, “Industrial Plasma Engineering”, Institute of Physics Publisching, Philadelphia, 1995-2000.

Teaching methods

Frontal lesson with blackboard and slides.

Lab experience: use of plasma generators and plasma diagnostics devices

Assessment methods

Oral examination

 

Office hours

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