Effect of dust size distribution on a dust-acoustic instability in a collisional plasma

Journal Article · Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1998 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.56663· OSTI ID:321445

Iyer, L; Rosenberg, M ^[1]

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1. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California (United States)

Dust grains have size distributions in many space and laboratory dusty plasma environments. This can affect the properties of very low frequency dust waves and instabilities. In this paper we present some preliminary work on the effect of a dust size distribution on a dust acoustic instability driven by streaming ions in a collisional dusty plasma. A fluid analysis is used, and collisions with neutrals are included. Applications to laboratory dusty plasmas are discussed. {copyright} {ital 1998 American Institute of Physics.}

• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: FG03-97ER54444
• OSTI ID: 321445
• Report Number(s): CONF-980456--
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 446; ISSN 0094-243X; ISSN APCPCS
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
COLLISIONAL PLASMA
DUSTS
PARTICLE SIZE
PLASMA IMPURITIES
PLASMA INSTABILITY
PLASMA WAVES