Plasma Physics
4 terms
Plasma Physics
Debye Length
The characteristic spatial scale over which mobile charge carriers in a plasma screen out localized electrostatic potentials.
Plasma PhysicsDense Plasma Focus
A pulsed plasma device that uses electromagnetic forces to accelerate and pinch a plasma column into a short-lived, high-density hot spot.
Plasma PhysicsDivertor
A component in a fusion tokamak that uses magnetic null points (X-points) to extract helium ash and heat exhaust from the plasma edge.
Plasma PhysicsDusty Plasma
A complex plasma containing solid nanometer-to-micrometer scale dust grains that collect high negative charges from surrounding plasma…