Applied Physics and Materials Science

Plasma Physics

Plasma Physics is the study of a state of matter comprising charged particles. Plasma can only be artificially generated by heating or subjecting a neutral gas to a strong electromagnetic field to the point an ionized gaseous substance becomes increasingly electrically conductive, and long-range electromagnetic fields dominate the behavior of the matter.

This is so called Ionization can also be achieved using high power laser light or microwaves. Plasmas are found naturally in stars and in space.