Published October 21, 1998 | Version v1
Journal article

Temperature-gradient-driven flows of ions and neutrals in dusty plasmas

  • 1. Physics Institute, University of Sao Paulo, Cx. Postal 20516, Sao Paulo (Brazil)
  • 2. Institute of Physics, State University of Rio de Janeiro, 20550-013 (Brazil)
  • 3. School of Physics, University of Sydney, N.S.W. 2006 (Australia)
  • 4. Alfven Laboratory, EURATOM--NFR, 10044 Stockholm (Sweden)

Description

It is shown that in the low-temperature plasma devices with pulsed external current circuits such as thermal emission converters and plasma diodes, the only forces inducing plasma flows are due to the temperature stresses on ions. These flows are similar to the plasma ''residual'' rotations in tokamaks. However, they are connected with the perpendicular viscosity dependence of the ion heat fluxes, contrary to tokamaks where the parallel viscosity plays the main role. Dust contamination of these devices can induce the temperature-gradient driven flows of ions, which also entrain neutrals in a multi-component partially ionized plasma

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Identifiers

Publishing Information

Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
446
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 179-183
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPCS

Conference

Title
7. workshop on the physics of dusty plasmas
Dates
6-9 Apr 1998
Place
Boulder, CO (United States)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
40072587
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
DUSTS; ELECTRON TEMPERATURE; HEAT FLUX; ION TEMPERATURE; IONS; PLASMA; PLASMA IMPURITIES; ROTATION; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS; THERMIONIC DIODES; TOKAMAK DEVICES; VISCOSITY
Descriptors DEC
CHARGED PARTICLES; CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES; DIODE TUBES; ELECTRON TUBES; IMPURITIES; MOTION; THERMIONIC TUBES; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES

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Notes
(c) 1998 American Institute of Physics.