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May 07, 2024
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University of Alberta Calendar 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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ECE 474 - Introduction to Plasma Engineering
★ 3 (fi 8) (either term, 3-0-0) Definition of plasma. Behavior in electric and magnetic fields. Particle, kinetic and fluid description of flow and transport phenomena. Waves in plasmas. Current approaches to thermonuclear fusion. High temperature laser produced plasmas and low temperature DC and RF discharge plasmas. Applications in discharge pumping of lasers, plasma etching, thin film deposition and generation of x-rays. Prerequisites: ECE 370 or E E 315 or PHYS 381. Credit may be obtained in only one of ECE 474 or E E 474.
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