Plasma Science and Technology - Lectures in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Engineering

A comprehesnive and clear introduction into plasma technology and its varied applications.

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Part 1. PLASMA FUNDAMENTALS: KINETICS, THERMODYNAMICS, FLUID MECHANICS AND ELECTRODYNAMICS.

Lecture 1. PLASMA IN NATURE, IN THE LAB, AND IN APPLICATIONS; MAJOR PLASMA SPECIES.
Lecture 2. ELEMENTARY PROCESSES OF CHARGED SPECIES IN PLASMA.
Lecture 3. ELEMENTARY PROCESSES OF EXCITED ATOMS AND MOLECULES IN PLASMA.
Lecture 4. KINETICS AND TRANSFER PROCESSES OF CHARGED PARTICLES IN PLASMA.
Lecture 5. KINETICS OF EXCITED ATOMS AND MOLECULES; PLASMA-CHEMICAL KINETICS OF ENERGETIC ATOMS AND EXCITED PARTICLES.
Lecture 6. PLASMA STATISTICS, THERMODYNAMICS, AND PLASMA HEAT AND ENERGY TRANSFER PROCESSES.
Lecture 7. PLASMA ELECTROSTATICS AND ELECTRODYNAMICS, WAVES IN PLASMA.
Lecture 8. PLASMA MAGNETO-HYDRODYNAMICS, FLUID MECHANICS AND ACOUSTICS.

Part 2. FUNDAMENTAL PLASMA PHYSICS AND ENGINEERING OF ELECTRIC DISCHARGES.

Lecture 9. ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN, NON-EQUILIBRIUM STEADY-STATE DISCHARGE REGIMES AND INSTABILITIES.
Lecture 10. NON-THERMAL PLASMA SO URCES: GLOW DISCHARGES.
Lecture 11. THERMAL PLASMA SOURCES: ARC DISCHARGES.
Lecture 12. RADIO-FREQUENCY, MICROWAVE, AND OPTICAL DISCHARGES.
Lecture 13. NON-EQUILIBRIUM ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE COLD DISCHARGES: CORONAS, DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGES, ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE GLOW, PLASMA JETS.
Lecture 14. NON-EQUILIBRIUM ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE TRANSITIONAL DISCHARGES: SPARKS, GLIDING ARCS, MICRODISHARGES.
Lecture 15. IONIZATION AND DISCHARGES IN AEROSOLS; DUSTY PLASMA PHYSICS; ELECTRON BEAMS.
Lecture 16. DISCHARGES IN LIQUIDS.

Part 3. PLASMA IN INORGANIC MATERIAL TREATMENT, ENERGY SYSTEMS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL.

Lecture 17. ENERGY BALANCE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF PLASMA-CHEMICAL PROCESSES: PLASMA DISSOCIATION OF CO2.
Lecture 18. SYNTHESIS OF NO IN AIR, OZONE SYNTHESIS, AND OTHER GAS-PHASE PLASMA SYNTHETIC AND DECOMPOSITION PROCESSES.
Lecture 19. PLASMA METALLURGY: PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING OF METALS AND THEIR COMPOUNDS.
Lecture 20. PLASMA POWDERS , SPRAYING, DEPOSITION AND COATING PROCESSES; DUSTY PLASMA-CHEMISTRY, PLASMA NANO-TECHNOLOGIES.
Lecture 21. PLASMA PROCESSING IN MICROELECTRONICS AND OTHER MICRO-TECHNOLOGIES: ETCHING, DEPOSITION, AND ION IMPLANTATION PROCESSES.
Lecture 22. PLASMA FUEL CONVERSION AND HYDROGEN PRODUCTION, PLASMA CATALYSIS.
Lecture 23. PLASMA ENERGY SYSTEMS: IGNITION AND COMBUSTION, THRUSTERS, HIGH-SPEED AERODYNAMICS, POWER ELECTRONICS, LASERS, AND LIGT SOURCES.
Lecture 24. PLASMA IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL: CLEANING OF AIR, EXHAUST GASES, WATER, AND SOIL.

Part 4. ORGANIC AND POLYMER PLASMA CHEMISTRY, PLASMA MEDICINE AND AGRICULTURE.

Lecture 25. ORGANIC PLASMA CHEMISTRY: SYNTHESIS AND CONVERSION OF ORGANIC MATERIALS AND THEIR COMPOUNDS.
Lecture 26. PLASMA POLYMERIZATION, PROCESSING OF POLYMERS, TISSUE ENGINEERING.
Lecture 27. PLASMA BIOLOGY: PLASMA INTERECTION WITH CELLS AND LIVING TISSUES.
Lecture 28. PLASMA DISINFECTION AND STERILIZATION OF DIFFERENT STREAMS, SUR FACES, AND LIVING TISSUES.
Lecture 29. PLASMA AGRICULTURE AND FOOD PROCESSING, PLASMA ACTIVATED WATER.
Lecture 30. PLASMA MEDICINE: SAFETY AND SELECTIVITY, DEPTH OF PLASMA EFFECT PENETRATION, TISSUE ABLATION, BLOOD COAGULATION AND TREATMENT.
Lecture 31. TREATMENT OF WOUNDS, PLASMA DENTISTRY, PLASMA DERMATOLOGY AND COSMETICS.
Lecture 32. PLASMA MEDICINE: HEALING OF INTERNAL DISEASES, TREATMENT OF CANCER, PLASMA IMMUNOTHERAPY.