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Waves in Plasmas |
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| Goal / Teaching Aim | Demonstration wave propagation in a plasma for different modes or polarisations. Insights into the dielectric tensor |
| Equipment | Vacuum vessel with ionized plasma, magnetic field coils and microwave receiver and transmitter |
| Experiment | Changing polarisation, magnetic field strength and plasma density and observe the change in wave propagation. Relate this to the Appleton Hartree dispersion relation |
| Fusion Relevance | Wave propagation is basic for wave heating, wave access and wave diagnostics: ICRH, ECRH, ECE, Reflectrometry etc |
