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Toroidal dust motion in magnetized plasmas

Journal Article · · Physics of Plasmas
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3476279· OSTI ID:21432300
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  1. IEAP, Christian-Albrechts-Universitaet, D-24098 Kiel (Germany)
In a magnetized anodic plasma, dust particles can be confined in a torus-shaped cloud with a distinct dust-free region (void) in its center. The formation of these clouds and their dynamical behavior are experimentally studied with a new observation geometry. The particles rotate about the major axis of the torus. A refined model for the description of the particle dynamics is presented that accounts for inertia and many-body effects.
OSTI ID:
21432300
Journal Information:
Physics of Plasmas, Journal Name: Physics of Plasmas Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 17; ISSN PHPAEN; ISSN 1070-664X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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