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Plasma Science and Engineering

Course details

University Name
The Open University
Department
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Course Title
Plasma Science and Engineering
Qualification, duration, mode
PhD 36FT 72PT variableDL*MPhil 15FT 24PT variableDL
Months of entry
October
Entry requirements
PhD: The normal minimum entrance requirement is an upper second class honours degree or master's degree, relevant to the proposed area of study, from a recognised higher education institution in the UK. You should also have experience of academic research in the previous four years, normally in the form of either a master's degree in research methods, an undergraduate degree with a research element in the final year, or work-related experience with evidence through research reports. If you're not sure if you meet the entry requirements, please contact us (research-degrees-team@open.ac.uk).
MPhil: see http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/ for more information.
Funding
Please see The Open University website http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/ for more information.
Course description
The Plasma Science and Engineering Research Group members research the science and applications of the ionised gases that are often called technological plasmas. Such plasmas have applications as diverse as light sources, large display televisions, medical instruments and a variety of material processing systems.

From both scientific and technological viewpoints, a key feature of the plasmas that we study are that they are far from thermodynamic equilibrium, which means that the atoms and molecules in the background gas have a much lower temperature than any ions and electrons present in the ionised gas.

Our research is concerned with fundamental studies of these plasmas and development of measurement techniques to monitor and control them, including:

- Applications of plasma measurements to monitoring and control.
- Free plasma boundaries.
- Microdischarges and other atmospheric pressure sources.
- Plasma ignition/breakdown.
- Novel plasma sources for surface treatments - DTI.
- Electronegative plasmas.

Our research is closely linked to other research in the Department of Physics and Astronomy within the Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics Research Group relating to the study of electron interactions with molecules, including:

- Electron induced chemistry.
- Damage of DNA by UV light and low energy electrons.
- Biomolecular clusters.
- Theoretical studies of electron interactions with molecules.
Contact name
Astrid Peterkin
Telephone
+44 (0)1908 659845
Email
science-phd-enquiries@open.ac.uk
Web
http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/

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