Plasma Spectroscopy

Catalog description

The purpose of this course is to provide you with the necessary background to pursue specific topics in nuclear engineering with a focus on plasma science and engineering. This course covers the fundamental science of plasma spectroscopy, which includes radiation processes in plasmas, collisional processes, kinetics of the population of atomic levels in plasmas, sources of line broadening, spectroscopic instruments, detectors and calibration, diagnostic applications, and laser spectroscopy of plasmas. Applications of plasma spectroscopy will be covered and include laser induced breakdown spectroscopy, low temperature thermal and non-thermal plasmas, and fusion plasma.