High-Temperature Plasma Research and Controlled Fusion

The mechanisms of particulate processes in a hightemperature plasma such as ionization, coulomb collisions, bremsstrahlung, excitation radiation, charge exchange, and nuclear reactions are described. The equations of motion and the pressure balance macroscopic equations for describing the collective phenomena (shocks. turbulence. or other instabilities of flow) are discussed. The physical laws governing the diffusion of a plasma across a magnetic field ure examined. The characteristics of waves and osciltations in a plasma are described. Mechanisms of plasma instabilities are discussed. The pinch effect and types of magnetic bottles such as the stellarator, mirror machine, and astron are described. The problem of creating or capturing the charged particles of the plasma within a magnetic bottle is discussed. (C.J.G.)