Positive charging of grains in an afterglow plasma is enhanced by ions drifting in an electric field

Chaubey, Neeraj; Goree, J.; Lanham, Steven J.; Kushner, Mark J.

doi:10.1063/5.0069141

Title: Positive charging of grains in an afterglow plasma is enhanced by ions drifting in an electric field

Journal Article · Wed Oct 13 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0069141· OSTI ID:1863414

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Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (United States)
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)

In a plasma, the polarity of a dust grain's charge is typically negative, but it can reverse and become positive in an afterglow, when the power sustaining the plasma is switched off. This positive charging, which occurs in the afterglow's first few milliseconds, is studied for grains much larger than a few nm. It is hypothesized that the positive charging is enhanced by the presence of a dc electric field, which causes ions to drift through the neutral gas. A larger value of the reduced electric field E/N leads to a larger ion kinetic energy and thus a greater collection of positive charge on a grain. The maximum possible positive charge is attained if the grain's surface potential rises to match the ion kinetic energy, at a time before ions have departed and the grain's charge becomes frozen. Thereafter, when vacuum conditions prevail, the grain will retain its positive residual charge. In an experiment, dust grains were electrically levitated in a capacitively coupled plasma until the power was abruptly turned off. In the afterglow, grains fell faster than expected due to gravity alone, indicating a downward electric force, in the presence of a remaining dc electric field. Acceleration measurements yielded repeatable results for the residual charge's value, which was of the order +10⁴ e and increased with E/N, supporting the hypothesis.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0014566

OSTI ID:: 1863414

Journal Information:: Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 28, Issue 10; ISSN 1070-664X

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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