RUI: Experimental Studies of Chaotic Dynamics and Transport Processes in Plasmas Using Laser-Induced Fluorescence

这个项目包括一组实验，以等离子体状态为媒介来测试混沌和扩散之间的关系。用激光诱导荧光测量空间离子扩散，用Lyopunov指数量化混沌程度。通过改变放电参数来选择不同的混沌状态。这项研究是由本科生进行的，这项多学科的活动提供了探索非线性动力学所使用的实验工具和方法的极好培训。该奖项是与NSF/美国能源部在基础等离子体科学和工程方面的合作伙伴关系一起颁发的。

This program involves a set of experiments to test the relationship between chaos and diffusion using the plasma state as a medium. Laser induced fluorescence is used to measure spatial ion diffusion, and the degree of chaos is quantified in terms of Lyopunov exponents. Different chaotic states are selected by varying the discharge parameters. The research is conducted by undergraduate students, and this multidisciplinary activity provides excellent training in experimental tools and methods used in the exploration of nonlinear dynamics. This award is made in connection with the NSF/DOE Partnership in Basic Plasma Science and Engineering.