Published October 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Electrostatic interaction between dust particles in weakly ionized complex plasmas

  • 1. Max-Planck-Institut fuer extraterrestrische Physik, D-85741 Garching (Germany)
  • 2. Department of Physical Sciences, University of Naples and INFN Sezione di Napoli (Italy)

Description

The electrostatic potential around a dust particle in a complex plasma is calculated, taking into account ion-neutral collisions and collective effects, in a range of plasma parameters relevant for typical laboratory experiments. The existence of attractive wells and dependence of their shape on the main experimental control parameters, neutral gas pressure, and dust number density, is investigated

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics of Plasmas
Journal Volume
13
Journal Issue
10
Journal Page Range
p. 104508-104508.4
ISSN
1070-664X
CODEN
PHPAEN

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
38023301
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
CONTROL; DUSTS; ELECTRON COLLISIONS; ION COLLISIONS; PLASMA; PLASMA DENSITY; PLASMA POTENTIAL; PLASMA PRESSURE; PLASMA WAVES
Descriptors DEC
COLLISIONS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL

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(c) 2006 American Institute of Physics