Dust and dust-void structures in the presence of the ion diffusion

Journal Article · Mon Oct 31 00:00:00 EST 2005 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2134605· OSTI ID:20726753

Tsytovich, V N ^[1]; Vladimirov, S V ^[2]; Morfill, G E ^[3]

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1. General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Science, Vavilova St. 38, 117942 Moscow (Russian Federation)
2. School of Physics, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006 (Australia)
3. Max-Planck-Institut fuer extraterrrestrische Physik, D-85740 Garching (Germany)

The structure of the dust void boundary and the distribution of the dust and plasma parameters in the dust structure bordering the void is analyzed taking into account effects of dissipation due to the ion diffusion on plasma neutrals. Numerical calculations demonstrate various sorts of diffusive dust void structures; the possibility of singularities in the balance equations caused by the diffusion process inside the dust structures is investigated. These singularities can be responsible for a new type of shock-like structures.

• OSTI ID: 20726753
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 799, Issue 1; Conference: 4. international conference on the physics of dusty plasmas, Orleans (France), 13-17 Jun 2005; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2134605; (c) 2005 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
DIFFUSION
DISTRIBUTION
DUSTS
IONS
PLASMA
SINGULARITY
SOLIDS
VOIDS