Elementary Plasma Physics

Front Cover Title Page Preface Contents 1. Introduction 1.1 Production of Plasma 1.2 Plasma as a Quasi-neutral Medium 1.3 General Nature of the Motion of Charged Particles in Plasma 2 Motion of Charged Particles in Electric and Magnetic Fields 2.1 General Laws of Motion for Charged Particles in Electric Fields 2.2 The Motion of a Particle in the Field of a Point Charge 2.3 Optical Analogy for the Motion of a Charged Particle in an Electric Field 2.4 Motion in an Alternating Electric Field 2.5 The Motion of Charged Particles in a Uniform Magnetic Field 2.6 General Nature of the Motion of Charged Particlesin a Nonuni form Magnetic Field 2.7 Motion of Particles in the Presence of Electric, and Magnetic Fields 3. The Motion of Charged Particles in Plasma 3.1 A General Review of the Properties of Gases 3.2 Collisions between Charged Particles in Plasma 3.3 Interaction of Electrons and Ions with Neutral Particles 4. Radiation 4.1 Bremsstrahlung 4.2 Recombination Radiation 4.3 Radiation Emitted by Excited Atoms and Ions 4.4 Betatron Emission from Plasma 4.5 Flux of Energy Emitted by Plasma 5. Electric Current, Diffusion, and Thermal Conductivity 5.1 Electric Current in Plasma 5.2 Plasma in a High-frequency Field 5.3 Motion under the Action of a Pressure Difference 6. Experimental Techniques 6.1 The Probe Method 6.2 Radio-wave Measurements 6.3 Plasma Spectrometry 7. Plasma in a Magnetic Field 7.1 Forces Acting on Plasma in a Magnetic Field 7.2 Current in a Magnetized Plasma 7.3 Diffusion in a Magnetic Field 7.4 The Pinch Effect 7.5 Oscillations and Waves in Plasma 8. Technological Applications 8.1 Controlled Thermonuclear Reactions 8.2 Magnetohydrodynamic Conversion of Energy 8.3 Plasma Engines Fundamental Constants Index ABOUT THE AUTHOR Back Cover