This volume is based on the lectures at the NATO Advanced Study Institute, entitled "Advanced Technologies Based on Wave and Beam Generated Plasmas," held at Sozopol, Bulgaria, from May 22 till June 1, 1998. It attracted almost 100 participants from 16 different countries. The meeting combined different types of scientists from advanced experts to aspiring young researchers. It aimed at stimulating future development by providing-across borders- cross-fertilization and exchanges between previously unconnected groups. This is reflected in the contents of the volume which covers the lectures...

This volume is based on the lectures at the NATO Advanced Study Institute, entitled "Advanced Technologies Based on Wave and Beam Generated Plasmas," held at Sozopol, Bulgaria, from May 22 till June 1, 1998. It attracted almost 100 participants from 16 different countries. The meeting combined different types of scientists from advanced experts to aspiring young researchers. It aimed at stimulating future development by providing-across borders- cross-fertilization and exchanges between previously unconnected groups. This is reflected in the contents of the volume which covers the lectures...

Guided-Wave-Produced Plasmas provides an up-to-date report of the physics of plasmas produced by the high-frequency electromagnetic fields of guided waves. The modelling of discharges generated by travelling surface waves is presented using a unified approach based on modern aspects of nonlinear plasma theory. Diagnostic methods needed for research and the main experimental results on plasma behaviour are covered in detail. The methods and ideas presented in this book possess great potential for a wide variety of applications in plasma technology.