Effective charge and effective radius of water droplet in dropwise cluster
- Institute of the Earth Cryosphere, the RAS Siberian Branch, P.O. Box 1230, Tyumen 625000 (Russian Federation)
A particle with large electric charge Z (Z Much-Greater-Than 1) and radius R{sub 0} inserted into plasma is surrounded by a plasma shell, which is stable to weak and short-term external exposures. As a result, during experiments the particle can reveal an effective charge Z* lower than the true one (Z*{<=} Z), and an effective radius R* larger than the true one (R*{>=} R{sub 0}). The effective electric charge and the effective radius of a water droplet in a dropwise cluster have been calculated using the Poisson-Boltzmann equation. It has been recognized that these parameters are not the function of a droplet's true charge, but are the function of a droplet's true size and the Debye's radius of the plasma. Experimental data on the droplet properties in a dropwise cluster have been explained.
- OSTI ID:
- 22113482
- Journal Information:
- Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 20, Issue 2; Other Information: (c) 2013 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1070-664X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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