Published January 2012
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Journal article
Laser heating of finite two-dimensional dust clusters: A. Experiments
Creators
- 1. Institut fuer Experimentelle und Angewandte Physik, Christian-Albrechts-Universitaet zu Kiel, 24098 Kiel (Germany)
- 2. Institut fuer Physik, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universitaet Greifswald, 17487 Greifswald (Germany)
- 3. Institut fuer Theoretische Physik und Astrophysik, Christian-Albrechts-Universitaet zu Kiel, 24098 Kiel (Germany)
Description
Laser manipulation allows to control the kinetic particle temperature in dusty plasmas. Different methods of laser heating for plasma crystals are benchmarked experimentally. The methods are analyzed with respect to homogeneity and isotropy in a spatial, temporal, and statistical sense. It is shown that it is possible to achieve particle dynamics very close to thermal equilibrium and that laser heating methods allow for a detailed study of phase transitions in finite size systems.
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.3677356;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physics of Plasmas
- Journal Volume
- 19
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 013705-013705.10
- ISSN
- 1070-664X
- CODEN
- PHPAEN
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 44003073
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- DUSTS; ELECTRON TEMPERATURE; ION TEMPERATURE; ISOTROPY; LASER RADIATION; LASER-RADIATION HEATING; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; PLASMA; THERMAL EQUILIBRIUM; THERMODYNAMICS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; EQUILIBRIUM; HEATING; PLASMA HEATING; RADIATIONS
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2012 American Institute of Physics