Plasma Physics

  1. Plasma Interactions
    1. Plasma-Material Interaction
      1. Physical processes
        1. Adsorption
          1. Absorption
            1. Surface diffusion
              1. Desorption
              2. Chemical reactions
                1. Reactive sputtering
                  1. Surface oxidation
                    1. Chemical etching
                    2. Structural impacts
                      1. Surface erosion
                        1. Modification of material properties
                        2. Energy transfer
                          1. Heat conduction
                            1. Radiation effects
                          2. Plasma-Surface Interaction
                            1. Surface energy consideration
                              1. Surface tension
                                1. Wettability modifications
                                2. Morphological changes
                                  1. Roughening
                                    1. Layer deposition
                                    2. Interaction dynamics
                                      1. Momentum exchange
                                        1. Charge accumulation
                                        2. Influence on thin films
                                          1. Uniformity
                                            1. Adhesion quality
                                          2. Plasma-Wall Interaction
                                            1. Boundary layer formation
                                              1. Wall conditioning
                                                1. Material selection for containment
                                                  1. Erosion resistance
                                                    1. Thermal conductivity
                                                    2. Implications for confinement devices
                                                      1. Fusion chambers
                                                        1. Plasma processing chambers
                                                        2. Plasma sheath characteristics
                                                          1. Sheath potential
                                                            1. Sheath thickness
                                                          2. Plasma Diagnostics
                                                            1. Spectroscopy Techniques
                                                              1. Emission spectroscopy
                                                                1. Absorption spectroscopy
                                                                  1. Fluorescence spectroscopy
                                                                  2. Langmuir Probes
                                                                    1. Measuring electron temperature
                                                                      1. Determining plasma density
                                                                        1. Debye length measurements
                                                                        2. Microwave Diagnostics
                                                                          1. Interferometry for density
                                                                            1. Reflectometry for plasma stability
                                                                            2. Laser-based diagnostics
                                                                              1. Thomson scattering
                                                                                1. Laser-induced fluorescence
                                                                                2. Advanced diagnostic tools
                                                                                  1. Ion energy analyzers
                                                                                    1. Mass spectrometry
                                                                                    2. Data analysis and interpretation
                                                                                      1. Signal processing
                                                                                        1. Numerical simulations for verification