Plasma Confinement and Heating Spring 2018 Reference Page
Course Number:
527
Instructor:
David Anderson
Student Type:
Undergraduate
Graduate
Course Description:
Principles of magnetic confinement and heating of plasmas for controlled thermonuclear fusion: magnetic field structures, single particle orbits, equilibrium, stability, collisions, transport, heating, modeling and diagnostics. Discussion of current leading confinement concepts: tokamaks, tandem mirrors, stellarators, reversed field pinches, etc.
Prerequisites:
N E/E C E/PHYSICS 525 or graduate or professional standing
Lecture Place and Time:
TR 9:30-10:45am, 3444 Engineering Hall
Final Exam Date and Time:
Tuesday, May 8, 2018 5:05pm to 7:05pm