MECH&AE 252P

Plasma and Ionized Gases

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)

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Neutral and charged particle motion, magnetohydrodynamics, two-fluid plasma treatments, ion and electron diffusion, gas diffusion, Child/Langmuir law, basic plasma devices, electron emission and work function, thermal distributions, vacuum and vacuum systems, space-charge, particle collisions and ionization, plasma discharges, sheaths, and electric arcs.

Letter grading.

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Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.

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Requisites: courses 82, 102, 150A, 182B.

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MECH&AE 252P

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