Plasma Definition and 618 Threads

Author: Francis F. Chen Title: Introduction to Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1441932011/?tag=pfamazon01-20 Prerequisities: Introductory physics, modern physics, calculus through PDEs, E&M Contents: Undergraduate, upper level; Graduate...

Hey all, I'm looking for a good introductory book (I've had Physics 1 and 2, some thermo and modern) on plasmas because I will be doing research this summer in plasma physics. I have heard Francis Chen's "Introduction to Plasma Physics" is a good start. Any reviews on this book?

I'm looking to create a plasma actuator. I have a 1/16" thick aluminum oxide ceramic plate that will function as my dielectric, as well as two copper electrodes that I'll be sending the electricity through. Does anyone know how much power I will need to send to the electrodes to create the...

Is here some people who knows something about dense plasma focus fusion technology? I`m interested to know how main problems of the technology are supposed to be solved. For example: 1) if it is assumed that pinching device supposed to be surrounded with ambient deuterium gas,then how heating...

Hello. I didn't count examples about plasma at school. Never yet. I'm trying it study on my own. I do not know what to do with a few examples. I do not know which formula to use. I give here one of them. Calculate the resistivity of hydrogen plasma at 1 keV. How can I do it?

I have a question. In an electric arc, the electric current going through the air makes a visible plasma arc as so: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/Electric_arc.jpg My question is this: Could a high power laser create a visible plasma channel through its path. I ask...

The context of this question is looking at straggling in plasma. I was told there was a simple differential geometry relationship between the following entities: dE/dx, dE/dy and dE/dt, where x,y are distance in perpendicular directions (axes on a plane), t is time and I'm using E to...

I just randomly thought of this topic one day and was curious since. Is it possible to use a plasma jet and make a "plasma jet" with the plasma from a neon tube? Please explain why and maybe how?

Is there such thing as plasma fusion if so how does it work?

Hi everyone, my question is: what information can someone get by just looking at the colour of a plasma? I the elements inside the chambers, together with some(few) common impurities. Using the common spontaneous emission formula i can guess what transition emitted light with a particular...

What problem arises or may potentially arise if drug molecules bind to plasma cells?

Abstract The proposing Method unlike to using now others comprises in usage for plasma creation and its further ignition the created in-situ halo-layer of high-energetic particles to the puffed gas. For realization of Method the following procedures should be performed consistently and...

The consensus among a number of my (undergrad) peers is that the field of plasma physics is relatively dead and that nothing ground breaking has been done a long while. I would have liked to go to grad school for this but not as much if this is true.

Hi there are two frequency of plasma. the first one is electron plasma and the second one is ion frequency. I want to know in freeman or bernas ion sources are using which one of these frequency to collision the gas and provide plasma and waht is the reason of that.Any help would be appreciated.

I was watching some well know professor giving speech at "CERN" about plasmas and he said like quote: "Plasma frequency , which is a characteristic frequency of the electrostatic oscillations in the plasma , depends on the square root of the plasma density" So by that could I assume that the...

Hi, I am an EE studying some plasma physics. I am doing alright with it, but this question cropped up in my head a few days ago, and I've come to find out that most text-books don't devote a lot of time to it. I am interested in microfabrication, and plasma reactors are central to a lot...

I frequent this website occasionally, but most of the projects on it aren't nearly as outreaching as this one appears to be. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2027072188/plasma-jet-electric-thrusters-for- spacecraft ?ref=category It's basically a group of 3 scientists trying to raise...

I'm currently in my final year of an aircraft propulsion PhD and have become passionate about plasma physics, due to its fluid like similarities. I find engineering too-well-defined for my liking and would like to research in a less well defined field, i.e. physics. I am considering taking a...

Quark-gluon "plasma" I understand that recently an estimated temperature of 5.5 trillion K was achieved at CERN. The phase state is described as a frictionless liquid. Is it still a plasma since the term continues to be used? Also, up to what temperature is QCD considered valid...

I'm only a sophomore physics major, but I'm beginning to consider what I may want to study in graduate school, and hope to find some REU's that will complement these interests. I'd like to hear from others who are in the broad field of plasma physics. I'm back and forth between geophysics and...

Hello all I've been reading about the quantum vacuum plasma thruster. On the surface it sounds great. My question is, well, is it legitimate? I don't have the expertise to give it a yea or nea. Could someone who knows what they are talking about give me an answer. It seems like a miracle...

How much energy does it take to make plasma?

Hello. I am wondering what the job field is like for nuclear engineers that aspire to work in plasma research and implementation or things like ion propulsion, etc. I do not want to work in a plant. Thank you.

I'm not sure if this goes here or not, it kind of involves a few different disciplines so if it's in the wrong place, please could a moderator move it or let me know where to post it. The idea that I had and am still trying to flesh out, is of a spherical chamber. This chamber is lined with...

Ran across this about 2 months ago and have been following it closely. KesheFoundation led by a Mr. Keshe claims to have developed a reactor that manipulates plasma in a vortex that creates what they call Magravs or an interaction between the magnetic fields of two elements. They are claiming...

Hello, I'm a chemical engineer working in the shipping industry. In a few words,there are many technologies emerging lately due to a new Marine convention that forces all vessels to treat ballast water (disinfection) before discharging it in order to minimize consequences from the mix of...

Hi, I'm student of physics, i want to specialize in the areas of optics, quantum mechanics or plasma, but i want give an approach computational physics, therefore, my question is, which programing language is advisable for these areas of physics?. The options that most i read were fortran, C...

What exactly goes on in a QGP in regards to the particles and confinement? If quarks and gluons are normally confined, does this confinement suddenly not matter anymore? Does the plasma act like one big confined particle in a way? (Like one big nucleon or nucleus)

what is plasma in aerospace?? ive heard of graduate programs focusing on plasma. i thought this was physics, not aerospace engineering. can you please help me understand what this covers in a practical sense, what math is associated with this focus, and if it is practical

Sorry, I am not a physics major - I apologize in advance if this question is ignorant or if this was asked already. What would be the most effective as a Magnetohydrodynamics weapon? Assuming normal ionized air, would a liquid (liquid silver and salt water) or some type of plasma...

Given the above quote reference Helium within our Heliosphere, I have a grouping of questions for the electromagnetic wise. If Earth and Jupiter were both placed within a dense Helium plasma region/field of our Heliosphere at the same time; and considering He plasma's high electrical...

are there any dependencies in these things? In different metals

Thanks, just curious ever since I watched Prometheus.

Here's the story, me and my boyfriend share things we learned from attending seminars. He told me that a speaker in one of the seminars he attended last month told them that by rubbing our two hands together, we could experience the presence of 'plasma' - the fourth state of matter. Here's...

Homework Statement The osmotic pressure (π) of the blood plasma necessary to induce absorption of water from interstitium (outside) to the capillary bed under circumstances shown on the picture (attached) has to be a. Less than 20 mmHg b. Between -1 and 20 mmHg c. Equal to 21 mmHg d. Greater...

A partnership of companies known as Plasmerg and Intelligentry have been making some, in my opinion, crazy claims they refer to as a Plasmic Transition Process. Nevertheless my curiosity keeps me honed in on their progress reports. They claim they use a mixture of five noble gasses [ie...

Is there an equation to find out the velocity of electrons and protons in a loop of plasma when a current is induced through it?Is the velocity just equal in magnitude and opposite in direction or is it opposite in direction and the velocity dependent on mass of the particles?(implying that an...

Suppose I have a plasma. Inside the plasma is a knotted flux tube in an electric field. Will it tend to move? Is this there a better forum for this question?

I'm taking a short course in plasma physics, and we've covered quickly the magnetic mirror. So the idea is that an ion, say a proton, moves along a helical path along parallel B-field lines - say in z-direction. Then the lines converge towards the z-axis, forming a shape like a bottleneck, with...

To anyone that can help me, Hello everyone. I am student from Mechanical Engineering and I am very new to electronic field. I currently doing my final year project which is developing the high voltage discharge circuit for the DBD plasma. The middle electronic elements is the representative...

i've been thinking about creating some sort of taser like weapon. As we know, taser range is limited by the length of the wire and the weight of the electrode. So it's only usefull over short distance. What intend to create is some sort of stunner beam. Here's how it'll work. the first part...

What is the lowest voltage required in order for Helium to become ionized? Is that equal the ionization energy in electron volt per mole (kJ/mole)? If so it's only about 24 eV for Helium. Typical voltages are around a few thousand volts for most commercial plasma globes, sometimes around 10,000...

Would a voltage amplification with the same power output increase plasma density and increase the magnetic field of the plasma, if the power output does not change? In the case of a USB plasma globe with a current flow of 300mA through 5 volt, amounts to 1,5W. CASE A: Ofcourse this...

If I wanted to generate plasma to replicate the magnetic flux density of a i.e. N42 magnet, what would be the required volume of gas/plasma to achieve this? This magnet has a pull force of 12kg at the contact surface. I have chosen to use Helium, because it has the highest ionization energy...

Hi all In general sometimes we talk about plasma effects on satellites and radiation effects on satellites. Can someone tell the difference between the two? Thanks and Best Regards Hamza

Hello. I've experiment, which makes plasma using He-1 under atmoshpere & room temp,it's to show how DBD plasma emission energy. As I know that high intensity wave length of He-1 are 588nm,668nm,708nm..etc. If take a formula, ln(a) is propotional to -1/(T-ex). ln(a) is some value.(a has...

Plasma, the fourth state of matter, is a gas that consists of ions and free electrons. If you cooled plasma would it become a liquid? A solid? What would be the properties of this plasma? would you be able to magnetically separate it?

I am looking forward to apply for Plasma Physics program in PPPL(Princeton) and Univ of Michigan. But I am not sure about what sort of recommendation letters I should send. I have one strong recomendation from my undergrad project supervisor(the project is plasma diagnostics in Hall Effect...

Here is a glimpse of my current research. This is a kinetic simulation of electrostatic waves in a bump-on-tail plasma, with multiple resonances and some dissipation. Quasi-linear theory predicts a flattening of the velocity distribution over the range of resonant velocities of linearly unstable...

I was wondering, if plasma moves moves in the same direction as a magnetic field when placed in a magnetic field, it seems that plasma would be in a perpetual state of motion if suspended inside a torus created by ring magnets, such as a tokamak. Wouldn't this violate the laws of...