PHYS569 APPLICATIONS OF PLASMA PHYSICS
| Course Code: | 2300569 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Physics |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
- Learn about the basic principles of plasma physics;
- Understand the properties of gas discharges;
- Understand the concept of collisions and kinetic theory;
- Formulate the plasma confinement;
- Distinguish various plasma sources and their particular purposes in the field.
Course Content
Basic plasma parameters; plasma production and plasma diagnostics; plasma waves and instabilities; space plasma physics and plasma astrophysics; physics of plasma propulsion; thermonuclear fusion; industrial plasma applications.
Course Learning Outcomes
- analyse plasma and concept of temperature.
- explain the plasma parameters.
- explain the criteria for plasmas.
- investigate single-particle motions.
- define relations of plasma physics to ordinary electromagnetics.
- explain plasma oscillations.
- identify elemantary plasma waves.
- define kinetic theory for plasma.
- identify concept of the sheaths.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | They are competent in the fundamentals of Physics and in the subfield of their thesis work. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | They have necessary skills (literature search, experiment design, project design, etc.) for doing research with guidance of a more experienced researcher. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | They can communicate research results in a proper format (journal article, conference presentation, project report etc.) | ✔ | |||
| 4 | They can learn necessary skills and techniques (theoretical, experimental, computational etc.) on their own. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | They have necessary skills to work as team member in a research group. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution