Physics of Magnetized Dusty Plasmas. Final Report

Technical Report · Thu Dec 13 04:00:00 EST 2018

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1485579· OSTI ID:1485579

Merlino, Robert L. ^[1]

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1. Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy; University of Iowa

This is the final technical report on the project "Physics of Magnetized Dusty Plasmas". This work was performed on the MDPX device at Auburn University under a collaborative grant to Auburn University, The University of Iowa and The University os California at San Diego. The work involved development of understanding on the physics of magnetized dust particles. Dust particles become negatively charged in a plasma and are then subject to electric and magnetic forces. This state of matter (dusty plasma) is commonly found in various astrophysical settings. The major findings of this project were the discovery of an imposed order on the dust particles, and the indication of how the magnetic field affects the charging on the particles.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)
• Contributing Organization: Auburn University, University of California San Diego (UCSD)
• DOE Contract Number: SC0010734
• OSTI ID: 1485579
• Report Number(s): DOE-UI_SC--10010734
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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