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2020-212021-22
Module will run
Occurrence
Teaching cycle
A
Autumn Term 2022-23
Module aims
The physics of diagnostic techniques used to determine the properties of plasmas produced in fusion research is examined. The physics behind particle and probe diagnostics, plasmas refractive index measurements, the spectroscopy of plasma emission from free and bound electrons, the scattering of electromagnetic radiation and fusion product detection are reviewed.
Module learning outcomes
The underlying physics behind diagnostic techniques used in fusion research.
Methods of measuring key fusion parameters from first principles.
Academic and graduate skills
To enable students to develop a range of skills related to the retrieval and critical evaluation of relevant information, and
To provide students with a supportive environment in which they may develop the necessary presentational skills to relay information to others.
Other learning outcomes
To provide students with an appreciation of both magnetically confined and inertially confined fusion and an understanding of the multidisciplinary nature of research into fusion
Assessment
Task
Length
% of module mark
Essay/coursework Plasma Diagnostic Techniques
N/A
14
Online Exam Plasma Diagnostic Techniques
N/A
86
Special assessment rules
None
Reassessment
Task
Length
% of module mark
Online Exam Plasma Diagnostic Techniques
N/A
86
Module feedback
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Indicative reading
I H Hutchinson Principles of plasma diagnostics, Cambridge 2001.