Published April 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

Dust particle properties in a dual-frequency driven sheath

  • 1. State Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Electron and Ion Beams, School of Physics and Optoelectronic Technology, Dalian Univ. of Technology, Dalian (China)

Description

We study characteristics of a single dust particle in a dual-frequency capacitively coupled plasma sheath, such as charging and suspending processes, using a collisionless self-consistent model. Also, the movement of the dust grain with time is investigated for the various radii and initial velocities. The numerical results show that, after several microseconds, the charging process of the dust particle reaches equilibrium, and the grain obtains its equilibrium position, In addition, it is found that the parameters of the low-frequency source impact on the charging and suspending processes of the dust grain significantly. (authors)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Chinese Physics Letters
Journal Volume
25
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 1372-1375
ISSN
0256-307X

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Notes
7 figs., 10 refs.