The use of dc glow discharges as undergraduate educational tools

被引:11
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作者
Wissel, Stephanie A. [1 ]
Zwicker, Andrew [1 ]
Ross, Jerry [2 ]
Gershman, Sophia [3 ]
机构
[1] Princeton Plasma Phys Lab, Princeton, NJ 08543 USA
[2] Shawnee State Univ, Portsmouth, OH 45662 USA
[3] Adv Res Innovat Sci Educ ARISE, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076 USA
关键词
PLASMA PHYSICS; LABORATORY COURSE; SPECTROSCOPY;
D O I
10.1119/1.4811435
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
Plasmas have a beguiling way of getting students interested in physics. We argue that plasmas can and should be incorporated into the undergraduate curriculum as both demonstrations and advanced investigations of electromagnetism and quantum effects. We describe a device, based on a direct-current (dc) glow discharge tube, which allows for a number of experiments into topics such as electrical breakdown, spectroscopy, magnetism, and electron temperature. (C) 2013 American Association of Physics Teachers.
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页码:663 / 669
页数:7
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