Boundary Plasma Physics

An Accessible Guide to Transport, Detachment, and Divertor Design

Fulvio Militello (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

XIV, 522 Seiten

2023 | 1st ed. 2022
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-17341-7 (ISBN)

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This book serves as an introduction to boundary plasma physics, providing an accessible entry point to the topic of plasma exhaust in magnetic confinement devices. While it delivers a concise, rigorous, and comprehensive account of all the major scientific topics relevant to those working on the subject, it also remains accessible and easy to consult due to its modular and compact structure. Beginning with the basic kinetic and fluid descriptions of plasma, and advancing through plasma-surface interactions, filamentary transport and plasma detachment, to conclude with a discussion of divertor configurations, this book represents a necessary and timely addition to the literature on the fast-growing field of boundary plasma physics. It will appeal to experienced theoreticians or experimentalists looking to enter the field as well as graduate students wishing to learn about it.

Fulvio Militello is a fusion scientist with twenty years of experience. Following a career as a theoretical plasma physicist and science manager, he is currently the Director of Tokamak Science and MAST-U at the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority. Before joining the Authority, he worked in Italy, France, and United States, in National Laboratories and Universities, authoring 100 scientific papers. Fulvio is also Adjunct Professor of Physics at Chalmers University (Sweden) and Visiting Reader at the Imperial College London. While his heart is still in Italy, he lives in Didcot, UK, with his Swedish wife (met in France) and two daughters (born in the UK). In his free time, he likes to cook, practice martial arts, read philosophy books, play games, look at the stars and learn as much as he can about everything that stimulates his curiosity.

Preface.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Plasma Equations.- 3 Sheath Physics.- 4 Atomic, Molecular and Plasma-Surface Physics.- 5 Basic Exhaust Concepts.- 6 Radiation and Detachment.- 7 Filamentary Transport.- 8 Conventional and Alternative Divertors.- Appendix.- Index.

Erscheinungsdatum	12.12.2023
Reihe/Serie	Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics
Zusatzinfo	XIV, 522 p. 47 illus., 34 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	813 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Plasmaphysik
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Theoretische Physik
Schlagworte	boundary plasma physics • filamentary transport • magnetic confinement fusion • plasma detachment • plasma divertor • plasma exhaust • plasma surface interactions • scrape-off layer • tokamak plasma
ISBN-10	3-031-17341-4 / 3031173414
ISBN-13	978-3-031-17341-7 / 9783031173417
Zustand	Neuware