Plasma Physics

Plasma Physics ......Page 3
Copyright Page ......Page 4
CONTENTS OF VOLUME 9, PART A ......Page 5
CONTRIBUTORS TO VOLUME 9, PART A ......Page 9
FOREWORD ......Page 11
PREFACE TO VOLUME 9 ......Page 13
CONTENTS OF VOLUME 9, PART B ......Page 15
CONTRIBUTORS TO VOLUME 9, PART B ......Page 17
LIST OF SYMBOLS ......Page 19
1.1. Plasma Waves ......Page 23
1.2. Observation of Plasma Waves ......Page 33
1.3. Plasma Wave Echoes ......Page 49
1.4. Observations of Echoes ......Page 56
2.1. Introduction ......Page 59
2.2. The Electromagnetic Problem ......Page 63
2.3. The Fluctuation Problem ......Page 70
2.4. The Experimental Problem ......Page 74
3.1. Introduction ......Page 83
3.2. Theory of Light Scattering ......Page 85
3.3. Major Design Parameters of a Scattering Experiment ......Page 100
3.4. Optical Systems ......Page 113
3.5. Interpretation of Data ......Page 128
3.6. Appendix ......Page 133
4.1. Introduction ......Page 137
4.2. Experimental Methods of Plasma Analysis ......Page 141
4.3. Specific Atomic Processes in Plasmas ......Page 156
4.4. Useful Supplementary Material ......Page 186
5.1. Introduction ......Page 191
5.2. Experimental Components of Electromagnetic Shock Tubes ......Page 201
5.3. System Performance and Experimental Results ......Page 230
6.1. Introduction ......Page 235
6.2. Theoretical Models for the Formation and Structure of Shock Waves ......Page 242
6.3. Experimental Methods ......Page 263
6.4. Experimental Results ......Page 286
7.1. Introduction ......Page 297
7.3. Types of Distributions That Are Unstable ......Page 298
7.4. Linear Theory and Dispersion Relation ......Page 299
7.5. Absolute and Convectivc Instabilities ......Page 300
7.6. Longitudinal (Electrostatic) Instabilities ......Page 301
7.7. Transverse (Electromagnetic) Instabilities ......Page 321
7.8. Computer Simulation Experiments ......Page 324
8.1. Classification of Low-Frequency Instabilities ......Page 327
8.2. Growth Rates of Low-Frequency Instabilities ......Page 340
8.3. Relation to Experiment ......Page 344
8.4. Experiments ......Page 351
8.5. Experimental Methods To Study Low-Frequency Oscillations ......Page 360
8.6. Conclusions ......Page 364
9.1. Introduction ......Page 367
9.2. Theory ......Page 371
9.3. Experiment ......Page 384
9.4. Instability Identification ......Page 387
9.5. Mode Stabilizations ......Page 392
9.6. Critical Fluctuations ......Page 397
9.7. Amplitudes in Stable and Unstable Regimes ......Page 401
9.8. Enhanced Radial Plasma Transport Caused by Collisional Drift Waves ......Page 405
9.9. Concluding Remarks ......Page 414
10.1. Introduction ......Page 417
10.2. Examples of High-Beta Systems-Methods of Plasma Production ......Page 423
10.3. Theory ......Page 425
10.4. Diagnostic Measurements ......Page 440
10.5. Experimental Investigation of High-Beta Instabilities ......Page 451
10.6. Dynamic and Feedback Stabilization ......Page 469
10.7. Future Trends ......Page 470
AUTHOR INDEX ......Page 473
SUBJECT INDEX ......Page 485