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Survey of Current Theoretical Schemes
With a view to the growing interest in heavy-ion stop**, theoretical schemes have been developed over the past few years aiming at calculating...
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Statistics of Particle Penetration
The importance of statistical considerations in the physics of particle penetration has been emphasized in particular by Bohr (1948). An extensive...
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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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Nuclear Stop**
Nuclear stop**, i.e., energy transfer to recoiling nuclei, accounts for less than 0.05 % of all energy loss at projectile speeds above the orbital...
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Introduction
Quantitative information on the penetration of swift ions through matter, in particular the systematics of energy loss, is of considerable interest...
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General Considerations
Early theoretical efforts on heavy-ion stop** date back to Bohr (1940) who pointed out the importance of screening due to projectile electrons in...
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Related Processes
Cross sections for nuclear reactions leading to a change in mass and/or identity of the projectile are much smaller than for atomic processes except...