Published October 21, 1998
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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
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.56667;
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
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 1998 American Institute of Physics.