|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
Ion Acoustic Waves in an Argon Plasma |
Physics Home > Teaching Labs > Modern Physics > Ion Acoustic Waves in an Argon Plasma |
|---|
|
|
Topics
Points of Emphasis
Prerequisites
Lab ActivitiesThis lab has two parts. In the first part, the students create a quiescent plasma in argon and use a Langmuir probe to measure its I-V characteristics from which the density and temperature of the plasma are determined. The height of the probe is adjustable to allow measuring the density and temperature at different locations in the chamber. In the second part, the students measure the propagation velocity of ion acoustic waves in the plasma using both time of flight and interferometric techniques. Course LevelSenior: P76 Student Handouts
Equipment
Notes |
|---|
|
|
||
|
Last Update: Site contact: largent@Dartmouth.EDU |
|
