Introduction to Plasmas and Plasma Dynamics : With Plasma Physics Applications to Space Propulsion, Magnetic Fusion and Space Physics / Hai-Bin Tang and Thomas M. York.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tang, Hai-Bin, author.

York, Thomas M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plasma dynamics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (421 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

San Diego, CA : Academic Press, is an imprint of Elsevier, [2024]

Summary:

Introduction to Plasmas and Plasma Dynamics: With Plasma Physics Applications to Space Propulsion, Magnetic Fusion and Space Physics, Second Edition provides an accessible introduction to the understanding of high temperature, ionized gases necessary to conduct research and develop applications related to plasmas.

Contents:

Front Cover

Introduction to Plasmas and Plasma Dynamics

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Preface

References

Acknowledgments

1 The plasma medium and plasma devices

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Plasmas in nature

1.2.1 General description

1.2.2 The solar plasma

1.3 Plasmas in laboratory/device applications

1.3.1 General description

1.3.2 Categories of device plasmas

Quiz

I. Physics concepts

2 Kinetic theory of gases

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Basic hypotheses of kinetic theory

2.2.1 Basic hypotheses [1]

2.2.2 Secondary hypotheses

2.3 Pressure, temperature, and internal energy concepts

2.3.1 Gas mixtures

2.4 Kinetic theory and transport processes

2.4.1 Particle collisions

2.4.2 Transport phenomena (viscosity, conduction, diffusion)

2.4.3 Viscosity (momentum transport)

2.4.4 Thermal conduction (energy transport)

2.4.5 Diffusion (mass transport)

2.5 Mathematical formulation of equilibrium kinetic theory

2.5.1 Distribution function and average values

2.5.2 Determination of the speed and velocity distribution functions

2.5.3 Average values of speed and velocities

Quizzes

3 Molecular energy distribution and ionization in gases

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Molecular energy

3.2.1 Energy distribution function

3.2.2 Molecular energy calculations

3.2.3 Partition function and energy evaluation

(A) Energy evaluation

(B) Partition function analytic forms

(1) Translational component

(2) Electronic component

(3) Rotational component (molecules)

(4) Vibrational component (molecules)

(C) Partition function and dissociation energy

3.2.4 Equilibrium composition of high-temperature air

3.2.5 Summary of properties of high-temperature gases

3.2.6 "Frozen flow"-definitions and effects on properties.

3.2.7 Chemical kinetics-law of mass action

3.3 Ionization in gases

3.3.1 Introduction

3.3.2 Atomic structure and electron arrangements

3.3.3 Ionization potentials for different gases

3.3.4 Ionization processes

(A) Ionization by electron collision

(B) Ionization by heavy particle collisions

(C) Photoionization

3.3.5 Ionization (electron) loss mechanisms

(A) Recombination

(B) Electron diffusion

3.3.6 Radiation (energy) loss from plasmas

3.3.7 Equilibrium ionization in gases-the Saha equation

4 Electromagnetics

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Electric charges and electric fields-electrostatics

4.3 Electric currents and magnetic fields-magnetostatics

4.4 Conservation of charge

4.5 Faraday's law

4.6 Ampere's law

4.7 Maxwell's equations

4.8 Forces and currents due to applied fields

4.8.1 Forces

4.8.2 Current conduction-electrical conductivity and Ohm's law

4.8.3 Evaluation of electrical conductivity

4.8.4 Plasma dielectric properties

4.9 Plasma behavior in gas discharges

4.9.1 Introduction

4.9.2 Discharge formation

4.9.3 Ionization growth in electric fields

4.9.4 Ionization in high-frequency gas discharges

4.10 Illustrative applications of Maxwell's equations

4.10.1 Closed-loop magnetic probes

4.10.2 Magnetic compression (Z-pinch) and magnetic probe response

II. Plasma concepts

5 Plasma parameters and regimes of interaction

5.1 Introduction

5.2 External parameters

5.3 Particle (collision) parameters

5.4 Sheath formation and effects

5.5 Plasma oscillations and plasma frequency

5.6 Magnetic field related parameters

5.6.1 Larmor radius

5.6.2 Cyclotron frequency

5.6.3 Hall parameter

5.6.4 Classification of some regimes of interaction.

5.7 Electrostatic particle collection in Langmuir probes

6 Particle orbit theory

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Charged particle motion in constant, uniform magnetic(B) field

6.3 Particle motion in uniform electric and magnetic fields

6.4 Particle motion in spatially varying (inhomogeneous) magnetic fields

6.5 Particle motion with curvature of the magnetic field lines

6.6 Particle motion in time-varying magnetic field

6.6.1 Magnetic moment

(A) In inhomogeneous fields, μ is invariant

(B) In inhomogeneous fields, µ defines a force relationship

6.7 Particle trapping in magnetic mirrors

6.8 Adiabatic invariants

7 Macroscopic equations of plasmas

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Electromagnetic energy and momentum addition to plasma

7.3 Conservation equations of magnetofluid mechanics

7.4 Single field equations of magnetofluid mechanics

7.4.1 Electron conservation of momentum in current conduction

7.5 The magnetohydrodynamics approximations

7.6 Similarity parameters

8 Hydromagnetics: fluid behavior of plasmas

8.1 Introduction

8.2 Basic equations of continuum plasma dynamics

8.3 Transport effects in plasma and plasma devices

8.3.1 Diffusion of particles across magnetic field lines

A) General treatment of transient diffusion of gas

B) Steady-state diffusion

8.3.2 Ambipolar diffusion

8.3.3 Equilibration of species energy

8.3.4 Transport properties: magnetic field effects

8.3.5 Anomalous transport

8.4 Kinematics (and dynamics) of magnetic fields in plasma

8.4.1 Diffusion of B in plasmas

A) Diffusion of magnetic fields into conducting medium (order of magnitude)

B) Diffusion of magnetic fields (diffusion velocity)

8.4.2 Convection (dynamics) of B in plasmas.

8.4.3 Definition of parameters for convection and diffusion

8.5 Magnetohydrostatics

8.5.1 Magnetic pressure in plasma fluids

8.5.2 Fluid-plasma equilibrium configurations

8.6 Hydromagnetic stability

8.6.1 Physical considerations of magnetohydrodynamics stability

8.6.2 Analysis of magnetohydrodynamics perturbations

A) Stability of the linear pinch

B) Rayleigh-Taylor instability

1) Ordinary fluid mechanics

2) Plasma

8.7 Waves in plasma: propagation of perturbations

8.7.1 Introduction

8.7.2 Dispersive media and cutoff of electromagnetic waves

8.7.3 Ion (sound) waves

8.7.4 Longitudinal electron oscillations perpendicular to B

8.7.5 Longitudinal ion oscillations perpendicular to B

8.7.6 Alfven waves: propagation of magnetic perturbations along B0

A) Introduction

B) Propagation of magnetic perturbations in plasma

8.8 Fluid waves and shock waves in plasma

8.8.1 Waves in a compressible plasma medium

8.8.2 Shock wave formation and plasma flow effects

A) Shock waves in ordinary fluid flow

B) Shock waves in plasmas: magnetic field effects

8.8.3 Shock wave structure

8.8.4 Extended reviews of plasma shock wave physics

9 Introduction to kinetic behavior and analysis

9.1 Introduction

9.2 Kinetic description of plasma

9.3 Boltzmann and Vlasov equations for the particle number density distribution function

9.4 The link between Vlasov and MHD equations

9.5 Kinetic analysis-basic electron waves

9.5.1 Electron waves relationships with more complex plasmas

A) Case with: vx&lt

cω/k

B) Case with Maxwellian distribution function

9.5.2 Transverse electromagnetic waves-representative analysis

9.6 Particle collision models

9.6.1 Boltzmann integration

9.6.2 Krook operator

9.6.3 Fokker-Planck collision term

References.

10 Numerical simulation and plasma representation

10.1 Introduction

10.2 Magnetohydrodynamics simulation

10.2.1 Treatments of the magnetohydrodynamics models

A) Charge conservation equation combined with the generalized Ohm's law

B) Ampere's law combined with generalized Ohm's law

C) Ionization-recombination magnetohydrodynamics model

10.2.2 Solutions of magnetohydrodynamics equations

A) Grid and time step

B) Discrete scheme

10.2.3 Boundary condition settings and simulation examples

A) Flow field boundary condition setting

1) Periodic boundary conditions

2) Boundary conditions of flow outlet

3) Boundary conditions of flow inlet

4) Solid wall boundary

B) Electromagnetic field boundary conditions

1) Boundary conditions of the electric potential

2) Magnetic field boundary conditions

10.3 Particle-in-cell simulation

10.3.1 Particle-in-cell method and particle collision review

10.3.2 Time step and grid meshing

10.3.3 Forces and motions of particles

10.3.4 Plasma collision/no-collision processing

A) Selection of collision types based on mean free path analysis

B) Modeling collisions using the Monte Carlo collision and direct simulation Monte Carlo method

10.3.5 Boundary conditions and particle incidence conditions

A) Boundary condition processing

1) Anode boundary

2) Cathode boundary

3) Free boundary (vacuum boundary)

4) Metal boundary

5) Nonmetallic boundary

6) Axisymmetric boundary

B) Particle incidence conditions

10.3.6 Application of acceleration methods

A) Reducing the mass of heavy particles

B) Increasing the vacuum permittivity

C) Self-similarity method

10.3.7 Verification of the simulation program and application examples

A) Electrostatic field dynamic alternating direction implicit test.

B) Charged particles (electrons) E×B drifting motion test.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-443-13700-5

0-443-13699-8

OCLC:

1434176088