Experiments on phase transitions of 3D dust clusters

Journal Article · Tue Nov 29 00:00:00 EST 2011 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3659780· OSTI ID:21612205

Miksch, T; Schella, A; Melzer, A ^[1]; Schablinski, J; Block, D ^[2]

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1. Institut fuer Physik, Universitaet Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 6, 17489 Greifswald (Germany)
2. Institut fuer Experimentelle und Angewandte Physik, Universitaet Kiel, Olshausenstr. 40-60, 24098 Kiel (Germany)

The melting transition for finite 3D Yukawa clusters is studied experimentally. Therefore a cluster with N = 25 particles is heated by a random laser beam. The order breaks down in two steps: At lower heating one finds angular melting. At higher heating also the radial order is destroyed.

• OSTI ID: 21612205
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1397, Issue 1; Conference: 6. international conference on the physics of dusty plasmas, Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany), 16-20 May 2011; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3659780; (c) 2011 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
DUSTS
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
LASER RADIATION
MELTING
PARTICLES
PHOTON BEAMS
PLASMA CONFINEMENT
PLASMA HEATING
RANDOMNESS
BEAMS
CONFINEMENT
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
HEATING
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
RADIATIONS