Herbert L. Berk Professor, The Institute for Fusion Studies

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Physics 380M Plasma Physics II  Spring 2008

• Lecture Notes
  • Lecture 1 & 2-Confinement in Magnetic Fusion
  • Lecture 3 -Orbit Theory
  • Lecture 4 -Torodial non-confinement
  • Lecture 5 -Orbits in Torodial field
  • Lecture 6 -Confinement of a rotating plasma
  • Lecture 7
  • Lecture 8 -Demonstration that 4_t and 4_p are torodial and poloidal fluxes
  • Lecture 9 -Straight Pinches
  • Lecture 10 -Torodial Grad-Stafranov Equation
  • Lecture 11 -Vertical Field in a Tokamak
  • Lecture 12 -MHD Energy Principle
  • Lecture 13 -Interchange Instability
  • Lecture 14 -Interchange, Extended Energy Principle, Kink Modes
  • Lecture 15 -Kink Instability
  • Lecture 16 -Homework #1 Solutions
  • Lecture 17 -Inner Layer Solution (Text from Bellan)
  • Lecture 18 -Tearing Modes Δ¹ Calculation
  • Lecture 19 -Ballooning Mode Formalism
  • Lecture 20 - Ballooning Modes Indicial Equation
  • Lecture 21 -Ballooning Modes & TAE Modes
  • Lecture 22 -Electrostatic Oscillations
  • Lecture 23 -Kinetic Damping and Growth
  • Lecture 24 -Kinetic Instabilities
  • Homework 2 Solutions
  • Lecture 25 -Poisson Equation with Magnetic Field
  • Lecture 26 -Plasma Oscillations in large magnetic field; Discussion of s Δ¹ numerical solution
  • Lecture 27 -Bernstein Waves
  • Lecture 28 -Drift Waves
  • Lecture 29 -Δ¹ Calculation and Electron Drift Wave
  • Lecture 30 -η₁modes
  • Lecture 31 -Boltzman Equation and FP Equation (updated)
  • Lecture 32 -Discussion of Midterm Exam
  • Lecture 33 -Landan Fokker-Planck Equation
  • Lecture 34 -Plasma Transport Theory
  • Lecture 34.5 -Ambipolar Diffusion
  • Lecture 35 -Quasi-linear Theory
  • Lecture 36 - Solution of Quasi-linear Equation for bump-on-tail
  • Lecture 37 -Implications of Quasi-linear Theory
  • Lecture 38 - Resistivity & Quasi-linear Theory for Radial Diffusion
  • Lecture 39 -Quasi-linear Spatial Diffusion and Neoclassical Theory