TL;DR
This collection of lectures provides an overview of plasma physics topics, including key themes, electron beam instabilities, and magnetic field generation mechanisms, aimed at researchers in astrophysics and plasma science.
Contribution
It compiles comprehensive lecture notes covering fundamental plasma physics concepts, recent research on electron beam instabilities, and magnetic field generation, serving as an educational resource.
Findings
Overview of key plasma physics themes
Discussion of electron beam-plasma instabilities
Explanation of Biermann battery mechanism
Abstract
Notes from a series of 13 one hour (or more) lectures on Plasma Physics given to Ramesh Narayan' research group at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, between January and July 2012. Lectures 1 to 5 cover various key Plasma Physics themes. Lectures 6 to 12 mainly go over the Review Paper on "Multidimensional electron beam-plasma instabilities in the relativistic regime" [\emph{Physics of Plasmas} \textbf{17}, 120501 (2010)]. Lectures 13 talks about the so-called Biermann battery and its ability to generate magnetic fields from scratch.
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Taxonomy
TopicsPlasma Diagnostics and Applications · Magnetic confinement fusion research · Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma