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Plasma Physics and Technology
Engineering & Social Sciences Program
Madrid, Spain
Dates: mid Jan 2026 - early Jun 2026
Plasma Physics and Technology
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Location: Madrid, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Physics
Instruction in: English
Course Code: 18335
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300, 400
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 42
Prerequisites: Physics I. Physics II. Calculus I. Calculus II. Differential equations and transforms. Electromagnetism and optics. Statistical Physics.
DESCRIPTION
1. Basics of plasmas. Definition. Debye length. Plasma frequency. Types of plasmas.
2. Charge motion in an electromagnetic field. Cyclotron motion. Drifts. Magnetic momentum and trapping.
3. Collisions in a plasma. Coulomb binary collisions.
4. Fluid description of a plasma. Magneto-hydrodynamics. Equilibrium and stability.
5. Plasma waves. Waves in a cold magnetized plasma. Plasma dielectric tensor.
6. Kinetic description of a plasma. Vlasov equation. Landau damping. Fokker-Planck equation. Fluid limit
7. Introduction to magnetically confined plasma for fusion energy generation. Tokamaks and stellarators.
8. Introduction to inertial plasmas for fusion energy generation. Lasers and plasmas.
9. Other tecnological applications of plasmas. Plasma propulsion. Industrial plasmas
2. Charge motion in an electromagnetic field. Cyclotron motion. Drifts. Magnetic momentum and trapping.
3. Collisions in a plasma. Coulomb binary collisions.
4. Fluid description of a plasma. Magneto-hydrodynamics. Equilibrium and stability.
5. Plasma waves. Waves in a cold magnetized plasma. Plasma dielectric tensor.
6. Kinetic description of a plasma. Vlasov equation. Landau damping. Fokker-Planck equation. Fluid limit
7. Introduction to magnetically confined plasma for fusion energy generation. Tokamaks and stellarators.
8. Introduction to inertial plasmas for fusion energy generation. Lasers and plasmas.
9. Other tecnological applications of plasmas. Plasma propulsion. Industrial plasmas