Published November 2002 | Version v1
Journal article

Calculation of the grain charge fluctuations in a dusty plasma

  • 1. School of Physics, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Sydney (Australia)
  • 2. Prokhorov Institute of General Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Vavilova 38, Moscow, 117942 (Russian Federation)

Description

The time characteristics of grain charging, namely, the relaxation time of the steady grain charge and the charge fluctuations of grains of different sizes, are computed from particle simulations. The results obtained are compared with some theoretical predictions (primarily those derived from the drift-diffusion model). The simulations are carried out for nonmoving and moving two-temperature argon plasmas

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Plasma Physics Reports
Journal Volume
28
Journal Issue
11
Journal Page Range
p. 946-952
ISSN
1063-780X
CODEN
PPHREM

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
35017576
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Translation
Descriptors DEI
ARGON; DUSTS; ELECTRIC CHARGES; FLUCTUATIONS; PLASMA; SIMULATION
Descriptors DEC
ELEMENTS; FLUIDS; GASES; NONMETALS; RARE GASES; VARIATIONS

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Notes
Translated from Fizika Plazmy, ISSN 0367-2921, 28, 1025-1031 (No. 11, 2002); (c) 2002 MAIK ''Nauka / Interperiodica''.