Dissipative Dark Soliton in a Complex Plasma
Journal Article
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· Physical Review Letters
- Max-Planck-Institut fuer extraterrestrische Physik, 85740 Garching (Germany)
The observation of a dark soliton in a three-dimensional complex plasma containing monodisperse microparticles is presented. We perform our experiments using neon gas in the bulk plasma of an rf discharge. A gas temperature gradient of 500K/m is applied to balance gravity and to levitate the particles in the bulk plasma. The wave is excited by a short voltage pulse on the electrodes of the radio frequency discharge chamber. It is found that the wave propagates with constant speed. The propagation time of the dark soliton is approximately 20 times longer than the damping time.
- OSTI ID:
- 21180336
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review Letters, Vol. 102, Issue 13; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.135002; (c) 2009 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0031-9007
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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