Thisbookisintendedtopresenttheapplicationofplasmaphenomenatowidevarietyoffields.Therefore,evenifthereadersdonotknowtheplasmaphenomenaatpresent,youcouldunderstandwhattheplasmaisandwhatkindoftypicalcharacteristicsithas.Thisbookisusefulforthepeoplewhoarestudyingorworkinginthefieldsofchemicalengineering,electronicengineering,energyandenvironmentalengineeringormedicalsurgeryandtreatmentfields,aswellasintheplasmamajor.However,thereadersarerequiredtohaveleanedfundamentalelectromagnetismforfullunderstandingthecontentsofthisbook.Afterunderstandingorknowingtheplasmacharacteristics,youcouldimproveordevelopnewapplicationfieldsbasedontheplasma.
InChapter1,andthroughChap.4,whatistheplasmaisintroducedbyexplainingterrestrial,spaceandastrophysicalphenomenaaswellasartificiallyproducedones.Thesephenomenaareeasytoseeorbemadeindailylife.Inotherwords,plasmasarequitepopularphenomena.Thekeytechniquesforkeepingplasmaincleanvesselarediscussedbyexplainingthevacuumsystem.Thestandarddiagnosticmethodsforobtainingplasmacharacteristicsarealsoexplained.
FromChapter5,andthroughChap.7,mainpartsofthisbookaredescribed,includingtheapplicationofplasmaphenomenatothematerialprocessing,energyandenvironmentalfields,medicalfields,andthecombinedareaofthesefields.Thecontrolledthermonuclearfusionisstronglyanticipatedphenomenaforthefutureenergysource.Thenuclearfusion,however,hasvastvarietyofengineeringtasksandfields,butthisbookcannotcoverentiresubjectwithrespecttonuclearfusionphysicsandengineering.Anotheradvancedenergysourceisthehighenergyparticlebeamsource.Withhelpofplasma,thissystemisexpectedtobecomequitesmall,typically1/1000,comparedwiththepresenthighenergyparticleaccelerators.Widevarietyofapplicationstotheenvironmentalfieldssuchasexhaustgasestreatmentsarealsointroduced.
Ontheotherhand,freshplantsrequirealotofcarbondioxide,CO2,aswellassunlight.AsanewtechniqueforrecyclingofCO2,thisgasisintroducedintothegreenhouseforcultivationofplants.Sterilizationwithuseofplasmaisoneofotherkeytechniques,byproducingozoneintheoxygen.However,ozoneisverytoxicanditisnotgoodinsurroundingofhuman,andothernontoxicmethodisintroduced.
Theapplicationsofplasmatothemedicalfieldshavewidevarietyoffields,suchassurgery,surfacecoatingofthematerialsusedwithinhumanbodyandmanyothers.Intheplasmasurgery,forexample,damagesonthesurroundcellsofthebodyarequitelimitedcomparedwithuseofmetalsurgeryknives.Theplasmamedicineisaninnovativeandeffectivefortherapeuticandsurgeryapplicationsinthefuture.
