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Principles of Plasma Diagnostics

Nuclear Science and Engineering MIT CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 23 lectures

This course is an introduction to the physical processes used to measure the properties of plasmas. It will cover diagnostics suitable for a wide range of plasmas, including magnetically confined fusion plasmas and high-energy-density plasmas. Techniques include the measurements of magnetic and electric fields, particle flux, refractive index, emission and scattering of electromagnetic waves, and nuclear diagnostics.

Syllabus

  1. 1 Lecture 1: Introduction to Principles of Plasma Diagnostics
  2. 2 Lecture 2: Magnetics I
  3. 3 Lecture 3: Magnetics II
  4. 4 Lecture 4: Langmuir Probe
  5. 5 Lecture 5: Refractive Index Diagnostics I
  6. 6 Lecture 6: Refractive Index Diagnostics II
  7. 7 Lecture 7: Refractive Index Diagnostics III
  8. 8 Lecture 8: Refractive Index Diagnostics IV
  9. 9 Lecture 9: Refractive Index Diagnostics V: Abel and Faraday
  10. 10 Lecture 10: Refractive Index Diagnostics VI: Faraday and Reflectometry
  11. 11 Lecture 11: Radiation
  12. 12 Lecture 12: Electron Cyclotron Emission
  13. 13 Lecture 13: CECE and Bolometry
  14. 14 Lecture 14: Line Radiation
  15. 15 Lecture 15: Equilibria and Imaging
  16. 16 Lecture 16: Line Broadening
  17. 17 Lecture 17: Proton Imaging
  18. 18 Lecture 18: Neutral Particles
  19. 19 Lecture 19: Nuclear Diagnostics
  20. 20 Lecture 20: Thomson Scattering: Basics
  21. 21 Lecture 21: Thomson Scattering: Non-Collective
  22. 22 Lecture 22: Thomson Scattering: Collective
  23. 23 Lecture 23: Thomson Scattering: Advanced

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