Fundamental Studies and the Optical Diagnostics of Laboratory Plasmas (Physics)

这个计划的一个主要推动力是研究离子 湍流等离子体中的扩散和输运， 应用，例如边缘托卡马克物理学和 磁层电浆 实验广泛使用了 激光诱导荧光（LIF）与光学层析成像 技术利用独特的可用性 等离子体构型。卡尔欧文：Q机， Irvine Torus和Irvine Magnetic Mirror。 使用这些 诊断技术，研究人员能够建立一个 测试粒子在等离子体与波动的领域，按照它 并将实验测量值与理论值进行比较 预测。 重点将放在与扩散的比较上 理论 此外，通过LIF技术，他们将研究 等离子体中随机性的转变。 额外 项目包括模式耦合，波发射， 尘埃等离子体和诊断发展。

A major thrust of this program is the study of ion diffusion and transport in turbulent plasmas, a topic of wide application, for example to edge-tokomak physics and to magnetospheric plasmas. The experiments make extensive use of laser induced fluorescence (LIF) and optical tomography techniques taking advantage of the availability of unique plasma configuration at U. Cal., Irvine: the Q-Machine, the Irvine Torus, and the Irvine Magnetic Mirror. Using these diagnostic techniques the investigators are able to establish a test particle in a plasma with fluctuating fields, follow it and compare experimental measurements with theoretical predictions. The focus will be on comparison with diffusion theory. In addition, with LIF techniques they will investigate the transition of stochasticity in plasmas. Additional projects include studies of mode coupling, wave launching, dusty plasmas, and diagnostic development.