Size of dust voids as a function of the power input in dusty plasma

Journal Article · Tue Feb 14 23:00:00 EST 2006 · Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063776106020142· OSTI ID:21067733

Morfill, G E ^[1]

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1. Max-Planck Institut fuer Extraterrestrische Physik (Germany)

A dust void is a dust-free region in dusty plasma. Theory demonstrates that the void results from the balance of the electrostatic and plasma (such as the ion drag) forces acting on a dust particle. In dusty plasma experiments, physical properties of the void show clear dependence on the power input into the plasma (in particular, its size increases with the increase of the applied power). Here, the theory and numerical results are presented for such a dependence.

• OSTI ID: 21067733
• Journal Information: Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 102; ISSN JTPHES; ISSN 1063-7761
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
BALANCES
DUSTS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PLASMA
POWER INPUT