AST551 General Plasma Physics 1

Instructors:

Nat Fisch
T162
Princeton Plasma Physics Lab.
Princeton, NJ 08543-0451
(609) 243 2643 fisch@pppl.gov

Greg Hammett
A137
Princeton Plasma Physics Lab.
Princeton, NJ 08543-0451
(609) 243 2495 hammett@pppl.gov

Grader:

Andrei Litvak
RF255
Princeton Plasma Physics Lab.
Princeton, NJ 08543-0451
(609) 243 3001 alitvak@pppl.gov

Office Hours:

We are at PPPL most afternoons. We will be in Peyton Hall after each class. Please feel free to drop by and ask questions.

Homework:

Handed out each Monday. Due the following Monday.

Required Texts:

R.J. Goldston and P.H. Rutherford, Introduction to Plasma Physics
Stix and von Goeler, Notes for GPP I, Fall 1984
Furth and Rutherford, Notes for GPP I, Fall 1975
(notes will be available from Barbara Sarfaty,T161,PPPL,Tel: (609) 243 2489)

Exams:

2 hour-long exams in class
1 3-hour final

Supplementary texts include:

Krall & Trivelpiece, Principles of Plasma Physics
Rose & Clark, Plasma and Controlled Fusion
Sturrock, Plasma Physics, An Introduction to the Theory of Astrophysical, Geophysical, and Laboratory Plasmas, 1994.
M.A. Lieberman and A.J. Lichtenberg, Principles of Plasma Discharges and Materials Processing, 1994.