Published 2001
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Journal article
The free boundary dust-plasma crystal
- 1. High Energy Research Center, Moscow (Russian Federation)
- 2. Rutherford Appleton Lab., Chilton (United Kingdom)
- 3. Rossijskaya Akademiya Nauk, Moscow (Russian Federation). Inst. Obshchej Fiziki
- 4. Max-Planck-Institut fuer Extraterrestrische Physik, Garching (Germany)
Description
We show for the first time that a dust-plasma crystal can be formed in the absence of a confining potential. Numerical simulations are carried out in two- and three dimensions to illustrate that a spherical dust-crystal with free boundaries can exist. We show that this is possible due to attraction between the dust particles caused by the asymmetrical bombardment of the plasma flux on the surface of the dust particles. (orig.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physica Scripta. T
- Journal Volume
- 89
- Journal Page Range
- p. 95-100
- ISSN
- 0281-1847
Conference
- Title
- International workshop on colloidal plasma science
- Dates
- 3-7 Jul 2000
- Place
- Trieste (Italy)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- Sweden
- INIS RN
- 32012536
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CHARGED PARTICLES; CONFINEMENT; DUSTS; FRICTION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PLASMA SIMULATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- MATHEMATICS; SIMULATION
Optional Information
- Notes
- 15 refs.