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Boundary Plasma Physics

An Accessible Guide to Transport, Detachment, and Divertor Design

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Authors:
  1. Fulvio Militello

    1. Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Abingdon, UK

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  • A concise yet comprehensive review that shortens the learning curve for newcomers to the field
  • Modular structure allows expert readers to easily access specific topics of interest
  • Brings the reader up to speed on issues vital to design of plasma fusion devices

Part of the book series: Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics (SSAOPP, volume 123)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction

    • Fulvio Militello
    Pages 1-15

  3. Plasma Equations

    • Fulvio Militello
    Pages 17-88

  4. Sheath Physics

    • Fulvio Militello
    Pages 89-143

  5. Atomic, Molecular and Plasma-Surface Physics

    • Fulvio Militello
    Pages 145-224

  6. Basic Exhaust Concepts

    • Fulvio Militello
    Pages 225-312

  7. Radiation and Detachment

    • Fulvio Militello
    Pages 313-386

  8. Filamentary Transport

    • Fulvio Militello
    Pages 387-478

  9. Conventional and Alternative Divertors

    • Fulvio Militello
    Pages 479-510

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 511-522
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About this book

This book serves as an introduction to boundary plasma physics, providing an accessible entry point to the topic of plasma exhaust in magnetic confinement devices. While it delivers a concise, rigorous, and comprehensive account of all the major scientific topics relevant to those working on the subject, it also remains accessible and easy to consult due to its modular and compact structure. Beginning with the basic kinetic and fluid descriptions of plasma, and advancing through plasma-surface interactions, filamentary transport and plasma detachment, to conclude with a discussion of divertor configurations, this book represents a necessary and timely addition to the literature on the fast-growing field of boundary plasma physics. It will appeal to experienced theoreticians or experimentalists looking to enter the field as well as graduate students wishing to learn about it.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Abingdon, UK

    Fulvio Militello

About the author

Fulvio Militello is a fusion scientist with twenty years of experience. Following a career as a theoretical plasma physicist and science manager, he is currently the Director of Tokamak Science and MAST-U at the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority. Before joining the Authority, he worked in Italy, France, and United States, in National Laboratories and Universities, authoring 100 scientific papers. Fulvio is also Adjunct Professor of Physics at Chalmers University (Sweden) and Visiting Reader at the Imperial College London. While his heart is still in Italy, he lives in Didcot, UK, with his Swedish wife (met in France) and two daughters (born in the UK). In his free time, he likes to cook, practice martial arts, read philosophy books, play games, look at the stars and learn as much as he can about everything that stimulates his curiosity.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Boundary Plasma Physics

  • Book Subtitle: An Accessible Guide to Transport, Detachment, and Divertor Design

  • Authors: Fulvio Militello

  • Series Title: Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17339-4

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-17338-7Published: 07 December 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-17341-7Published: 07 December 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-17339-4Published: 06 December 2022

  • Series ISSN: 1615-5653

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-6791

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 522

  • Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations, 34 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Plasma Physics, Nuclear Fusion, Nuclear Energy, Fluid- and Aerodynamics

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