Fluorescent microspheres as tracer particles in dusty plasmas

Journal Article · Mon Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 2007 · Physical Review. E, Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVE.75.016404· OSTI ID:21072280

Miksch, Tobias; Melzer, Andre ^[1]

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1. Institut fuer Physik, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universitaet, Greifswald, 17487 Greifswald (Germany)

A technique has been developed to derive the dynamic properties of an ensemble of particles in dusty plasmas by using fluorescent tracer particles. The tracers form an integral part of the entire dust system. The dynamic properties of the dust system is reconstructed from the motion of the tracer. This technique allows long-duration experiments and is applied to a two-dimensional Coulomb cluster where the flow field, intershell rotation, and stagnation points of the flow have been identified.

• OSTI ID: 21072280
• Journal Information: Physical Review. E, Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics, Vol. 75, Issue 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.75.016404; (c) 2007 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-651X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
DUSTS
FLUORESCENCE
MICROSPHERES
PARTICLES
PLASMA
PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS
ROTATION