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Title: Correlation buildup during recrystallization in three-dimensional dusty plasma clusters

Abstract

The recrystallization process of finite three-dimensional dust clouds after laser heating is studied experimentally. The time-dependent Coulomb coupling parameter is presented, showing that the recrystallization starts with an exponential cooling phase where cooling is slower than damping by the neutral gas friction. At later times, the coupling parameter oscillates into equilibrium. It is found that a large fraction of cluster states after recrystallization experiments is in metastable states. The temporal evolution of the correlation buildup shows that correlation occurs on even slower time scale than cooling.

Authors:
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  1. Institut für Physik, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald, 17489 Greifswald (Germany)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22252933
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Physics of Plasmas
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 21; Journal Issue: 5; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 1070-664X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; CORRELATIONS; DAMPING; DUSTS; LASER-RADIATION HEATING; METASTABLE STATES; PLASMA; RECRYSTALLIZATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; TIME DEPENDENCE

Citation Formats

Schella, André, Mulsow, Matthias, and Melzer, André. Correlation buildup during recrystallization in three-dimensional dusty plasma clusters. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4875750.
Schella, André, Mulsow, Matthias, & Melzer, André. Correlation buildup during recrystallization in three-dimensional dusty plasma clusters. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4875750
Schella, André, Mulsow, Matthias, and Melzer, André. 2014. "Correlation buildup during recrystallization in three-dimensional dusty plasma clusters". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4875750.
@article{osti_22252933,
title = {Correlation buildup during recrystallization in three-dimensional dusty plasma clusters},
author = {Schella, André and Mulsow, Matthias and Melzer, André},
abstractNote = {The recrystallization process of finite three-dimensional dust clouds after laser heating is studied experimentally. The time-dependent Coulomb coupling parameter is presented, showing that the recrystallization starts with an exponential cooling phase where cooling is slower than damping by the neutral gas friction. At later times, the coupling parameter oscillates into equilibrium. It is found that a large fraction of cluster states after recrystallization experiments is in metastable states. The temporal evolution of the correlation buildup shows that correlation occurs on even slower time scale than cooling.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4875750},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22252933}, journal = {Physics of Plasmas},
issn = {1070-664X},
number = 5,
volume = 21,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu May 15 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Thu May 15 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}