Winter semester 2025/2026

Course: Introduction to Plasma Physics II
Link to the Moodle course

Lectures: 
Thursday, 10:00 - 12:00 h, NB 5/158
Friday, 12:00 - 14:00 h, NB 5/158

Exercises:
Friday, 09:00 - 10:00 h, NB 5/158

Scope: 

The course begins with an introduction to low-pressure plasmas, their surface layers and the basic plasma models and their electrotechnical description. It then looks at the formation of plasmas, focusing on ionisation, swarm experiments and the ignition of plasma volumes in comparison to surface mechanisms and ignition phenomena such as sprites. A further focus is on the mechanisms for maintaining a plasma, including ohmic, stochastic and wave-induced heating, supplemented by global models for plasma description and the special features of electronegative plasmas. This is followed by a detailed consideration of various low-pressure plasmas, such as DC, RF, ECR, magnetron and HPPMS plasmas. Finally, atmospheric pressure plasmas such as corona discharges, dielectric barrier discharges (DBD) and microplasmas are discussed.

Recommended literature (in German): Skript zur Einführung in die Plasmaphysik II

First lecture: Thursday, October 16 2025, 10:15 h

Language: English or German (on request)

Lecturer: Judith Golda (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) and Steffen Schüttler (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

Workload: 5 CP