Best Plasma physics textbooks suggestions

[Hercuflea]

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?

 

[Astronuc]

Chen's book is good introduction. It was a standard text in the 1980s and 1990s.

One can also browse books at various publishers, for example
http://www.springer.com/physics/atomic,+molecular,+optical+&+plasma+physics/book/978-3-642-10490-9

Update: We have a review thread for the book - https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=673054

Also see - http://www.sp.ph.imperial.ac.uk/~sjs/
Post-graduate Teaching Reference Material (includes text)
SPAT Post-graduate Lectures