 | Study programme 2020-2021 | Français | |
| Plasma and Matter | |||
Learning Activity |
| Code | Lecturer(s) | Associate Lecturer(s) | Subsitute Lecturer(s) et other(s) | Establishment |
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| S-PHYS-052 |
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| Language of instruction | Language of assessment | HT(*) | HTPE(*) | HTPS(*) | HR(*) | HD(*) | Term |
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| Français | Français | 30 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | Q1 |
| Organisational online arrangements for the end of Q3 2020-2021 assessments (Covid-19) |
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| Description of the modifications to the Q3 2020-2021 assessment procedures (Covid-19) |
| The exam will be a face-to-face oral exam with course notes available. All chapters covered in the course will be considered for the examination. |
Organisational arrangements for the end of Q1 2020-2021 assessments (Covid-19) online or face-to-face (according to assessment schedule)
- Oral exam (questions and answers, presentation of individual or group work, comment and argument about a written text...)
Description of the modifications to the Q1 2020-2021 online assessment procedures (Covid-19) online or face-to-face (according to assessment schedule)
The exam will be a face-to-face oral exam with course notes available. All chapters covered in the course will be considered for the examination.
Content of Learning Activity
I. Introduction to plasma physics
- The plasma state
- Natural and laboratory plasmas
- Charged particle in electric and magnetic fields
- Stochastic processes in plasmas
- Plasma waves
II. Atomic processes in plasmas
- Radiative processes
- Collisional processes
- Population of atomic levels
- Spectral line shapes
- Applications to plasma diagnostics
Required Learning Resources/Tools
Lecture notes available from the moodle platform
Recommended Learning Resources/Tools
Not applicable
Other Recommended Reading
Bibliographic sources:
Alexander Piel Plasma Physics. An Introduction to Laboratory, Space and Fusion Plasmas Springer (2010)
Hans-Joachim Kunze Introduction to Plasma Spectroscopy Springer (2009)
Mode of delivery
- Face to face
Type of Teaching Activity/Activities
- Cours magistraux
- Préparations, travaux, recherches d'information
Evaluations
The assessment methods of the Learning Activity (AA) are specified in the course description of the corresponding Educational Component (UE)