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Observation of Plasma Fluctuations
The diagnostics of fluctuating plasma quantities and their evaluation is an important issue in the context of plasma waves, instabilities, and...
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Magnetic Confinement
This chapter describes the basic principles of magnetic confinement. The main representatives of magnetic confinement are the mirror machine, the...
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Low Temperature Plasmas
Characteristic properties and generation mechanisms of low temperature plasmas in different gas discharges are presented. A special part is focussed...
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Strongly Coupled Plasmas
We give a brief introduction into the basic many-particle effectes in strongly coupled plasmas and their theoretical treatment. Exemplary results are...
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Basics of Plasma Physics
Basic properties of plasmas are introduced, which are valid for an extremely wide range of plasma parameters. Plasmas are classified by different...
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Collective Effects in Dusty Plasmas
Dusty plasmas, i.e. plasmas containing particles of nanometer to micrometer size, allow the observation of kinetic and collective effects on a...
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Physics of “Hot” Plasmas
The physics of hot plasmas, i.e. nearly collisionless plasmas with finite pressure as they occur in astrophysical or fusion applications, is...
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Computational Plasma Physics
The use of computational methods is discussed for plasma edge physicsand plasma turbulence studies.
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Research on Modern Gas Discharge Light Sources
This article gives an overview of today's gas discharge light sources and their application fields with focus on research aspects. In Sect. 15.1 of...
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Nuclear Fusion
Nuclear fusion is one of the most important physics effects as it is the basis of power production and synthesis of nuclei in stars. The basic...
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Plasma Diagnostics
Measuring plasma quantities is a demanding challenge in experimental plasma physics. It requires detailed knowledge of basic plasma physics and...
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Non-Neutral Plasmas and Collective Phenomena in Ion Traps
Single components non-neutral plasmas confined in static or radiofrequency traps show oscillations and instabilities as basic manifestations of...
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The Possible Role of Nuclear Fusion in the 21st Century
The possible role of fusion as a future energy source is examined. These considerations have to link physical issues and socio-economic aspects.
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Introduction to Turbulence in Magnetized Plasmas
Turbulence is a complex manifestation of collective plasma behaviour. An introduction to turbulence with particular emphasis on magnetized plasmas is...
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9 Decorporation of radionuclides
This document is part of Volume 4 'Radiological Protection' of Landolt-Börnstein - Group VIII Advanced Materials and Technologies. It considers...
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Waves in Plasmas
Waves are basic manifestation of collective effects in plasmas. Wave types occurring in the plasma state are introduced and discussed with...
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Plasmas in Planetary Interiors
We give an overview of the properties of matter in planetary interiors. Of special interest are the equation of state and the conductivities. This...
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Transport in Toroidal Plasmas
To understand the mechanisms determining con.nement of energy and particles in toroidal plasmas, is one of the most prominent and ambiguous...
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An Introduction to Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD),or Magnetic Fluid Dynamics
The physics of hot plasmas is based on understanding of the interdependency of magnetic and hydrodynamics properties of plasmas.