Study programme 2015 - 2016
Activité d'apprentissage à la Faculty of Science
CodeLecturer(s)Associate Lecturer(s)Subsitute Lecturer(s) et other(s)
S-PHYS-052
      • QUINET Pascal
      Language
      of instruction
      Language
      of assessment
      HT(*) HTPE(*) HTPS(*) HR(*) HD(*) Term
      FrançaisFrançais3001500Q1

      Contents

      I. Introduction to plasma physics
      - The plasma state
      - Natural and laboratory plasmas
      - Charged particle in electric and magnetic fields
      - Stochastic processes in plasmas
      - Plasma waves
      II. Atomic processes in plasmas
      - Radiative processes
      - Collisional processes
      - Population of atomic levels
      - Spectral line shapes
      - Applications to plasma diagnostics

      Required Learning Resources/Tools

      Lecture notes available from the moodle platform

      Recommended Learning Resources/Tools

      Not applicable

      Other Recommended Reading

      Bibliographic sources:

      <b>Alexander Piel </b><i>Plasma Physics. An Introduction to Laboratory, Space and Fusion Plasmas </i> Springer (2010)

      <b>Hans-Joachim Kunze </b><i>Introduction to Plasma Spectroscopy </i> Springer (2009)

      Mode of delivery

      • Face to face

      Term 1 Assessment - type

      • Oral examination

      Term 1 Assessment - comments

      Oral examination on the theory

      Term 2 Assessment - type

      • Oral Examination

      Term 2 Assessment - comments

      Oral examination on the theory

      Term 3 Assessment - type

      • Oral examination

      Term 3 Assessment - comments

      Oral examination on the theory

      Resit Assessment - Term 1 (B1BA1) - type

      • Oral examination

      Resit Assessment - Term 1 (B1BA1) - Comments

      Oral examination on the theory

      Type of Teaching Activity/Activities

      • Cours (cours magistraux; conférences)
      • Préparations, travaux, recherches d'information
      UE : Programme component - AA : Teaching activity
      (*) HT : Hours of theory - HTPE : Hours of in-class exercices - HTPS : hours of practical work - HD : HMiscellaneous time - HR : Hours of remedial classes. - Per. (Period), Y=Year, Q1=1st term et Q2=2nd term