The use of dc glow discharges as undergraduate educational tools

Stephanie A. Wissel, Andrew Zwicker, Jerry Ross, Sophia Gershman

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)663-669
Number of pages7
JournalAmerican Journal of Physics
Volume81
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 19 2013

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Physics and Astronomy(all)

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