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Education B.S.,
Florida State
University, 1987 Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
- Madison, 1992 Course Links Physics
781 Principles of Plasma Physics
Physics 782 Computational Plasma LabWindows Example Code (compressed) MATLAB Example Code (compressed) Physics 784 Magnetohydrodynamics Research
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Plasma Physics at WVU 2007
Helicon
Sources Mini-Conference Online Poster Session |
The
primary theme of the WVU plasma physics group is space-relevant plasma
physics. My group has a number of experimental laboratory, experimental
space, and theoretical research projects. The core of our experimental
laboratory plasma physics program is a high-density helicon plasma source
coupled to a large space simulation chamber [Large Experiment on
Instabilities and Anisotropies (LEIA)]. The WVU Hot hELIcon eXperiment
(HELIX) source operates in a steady-state mode and is unique in that it can
operate over a wide range of driving frequencies (0.3-35 MHz) and exhibits
relatively high ion temperatures. The ion temperatures in argon and helium plasmas
are measured with a non-invasive, laser induced fluorescence diagnostic.
Current research projects include the investigation of Alfven wave reflection
and nonlinear interactions in high beta plasmas, coherent microwave
scattering experiments to directly detect short wavelength, slow, waves in
the edge of helicon sources, the development of new laser induced
fluorescence schemes for argon and helium ions using tunable diode lasers,
and the development of two-photon LIF schemes for the direct measurement of
neutral hydrogen densities in fusion plasmas. In
collaboration with the Southwest Research Institute, Los Alamos National
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