Book Review “Principles of Plasma Diagnostics”

Principles of Plasma Diagnostics by Ian Hutchinson is now in its second edition. This book was first published in 1987 and the second edition was published in 2003.  The first chapter is an introduction to particle distribution functions. An important concept in plasma diagnostics. Chapter two focuses on magnetic probes and issues around flux measurements in magnetically …

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Recently published online – Fundamentals of Ionized Gases: Basic Topics in Plasma Physics

Recently published online – Fundamentals of Ionized Gases: Basic Topics in Plasma Physics Author  Boris M. Smirnov Details of the book can be found here The book is a classical review of plasma physics. This book is a very comprehensive study of the physics of ionized gases.  The book covers the fundamentals of plasma physics …

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