After successful completion of the course, students are able to explain the different kinds of electrical gas discharges by taking into account the plasma surface and volume processes. Furthermore, they are able to explain the functionality of plasma apparatus used for treatment of materials, e.g. cutting, structuring, surface modification, deposition, welding. Furthermore, the students have an understandig of plasma chemical conversion of matter.

Introduction to gas discharge physics, generation of cold plasmas (glow discharges), application of cold plasmas for processing and synthesis, generation of thermal plasmas (arc discharges), application of thermal plasmas for processing and synthesis.

Teaching of the basics of plasma technology and plasma chemistry through oral lectures and short movies for demonstration.

Oral examination about the subject.

Lecture notes for this course are available as pdf-files.

Basic knowledge about physics.