Academic year2016/17
CoursePHYSICS
Code225BB
Credits6
PeriodSemester 2
LanguageItalian
| Modules | Area | Type | Hours | Teacher(s) |
| PLASMI C | FIS/03 | LEZIONI | 36 | |
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Knowledge
The student who successfully completes the course will have expanded her/his background in plasma physics, in particular on topics which are traditionally left out of basic courses (such as laser-plasma accelerators, discharge physics, nonlinear waves). In addition, the student will be aware of several methods (mostly analytical, but also numerical) to tackle nonlinear problems; during the course the methods are applied to plasma physics examples but they have a broader and more general range of application and are seldom discussed in other lecture courses.
The student's ability to work independently and to prepare a scientific presentation will be stimulated by the option of the final examination as a seminar that should go in detail on some topic of the course.
Assessment criteria of knowledge
With the oral presentation, to be made to the teacher and a faculty colleague (and possibly to the other students), the student must demonstrate the ability to approach a circumscribed research problem, to organize an effective exposition of the results, and to answer related questions. A basic knowledge of the course contents is however required. To a certain degree he student will have direct assistance from the teacher for the preparation of the oral presentation. Methods:
- Final oral exam
- Oral report
Teaching methods
Delivery: face to face
Learning activities:
- attending lectures
- participation in seminar
- preparation of oral/written report
- participation in discussions
- individual study
Attendance: Advised
Teaching methods:
Syllabus
Waves in plasmas: linear waves, localized waves (surface plasmons), nonlinear and relativistic waves, wavebreaking, shock waves, solitons.
Laser-plasma interactions: acceleration of electrons, ions, and photons; relativistic mirrors; stochastic and resonant absorption, connection with astrophysics and discharge physics.
Sheath physics: nonlinear equations, DC/AC models, the problem of plasma expansion, applications to plasma devices ad ion acceleration physics.
Instabilities: anisotropy instabilities and magnetic field generation, parametric instabilities, application to laser-plasma interactions, inertial confinement fusion, and astrophysics.
Bibliography
Lecture notes will be given to attendants and specific bibliography will be indicated during the course.
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