Prof. Dr. Malte Kaluza

Written or oral examination (100%).

The selected form of the exam will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

• F. Chen: Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, Plenum Publishing Corporation, New York (1984);
• J. A. Bittencourt: Fundamentals of Plasma Physics, Springer, New York (2004);
• U. Schumacher: Fusionsforschung, Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt (1993).

Englisch

Keine

Fundamental knowledge on laser physics

128 M.Sc. Physik Vertiefung „Optik”: Wahlpflichtmodul

628 M.Sc. Photonics: Wahlpflichtmodul

Vorlesung: 2 SWS

Übung: 2 SWS

• Fundamentals of plasma physics;
• Single particle and fluid description of plasmas;
• Waves in plasmas;
• Interaction of electromagnetic radiation with plasmas;
• Plasma instabilities;
• Non-linear effects (shock waves, parametric instabilities, ponderomotive effects, ...).

This course offers an introduction to the fundamental effects and processes relevant for the physics of ionized matter. After actively participating in this course, the students will be familiar with the fundamental physical concepts of plasma physics, especially concerning astrophysical phenomena but also with questions concerning the energy production based on nuclear fusion in magnetically or inertially confined plasmas.