Published October 2002 | Version v1
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The dynamics of macroparticles in a direct current glow discharge plasma under microgravitation conditions

Creators

  • 1. Institute of Thermal Physics of Extremal States, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 127412 (Russian Federation)
  • 2. Korolev Space Rocket Energiya Corporation, Korolev, Moscow oblast, 141070 (Russian Federation)
  • 3. Gagarin Center for Training Cosmonauts, Zvezdnyi gorodok, Moscow oblast, 141160 (Russian Federation)

Description

The dynamics of large-sized (70-180 μm) spherical bronze particles in a direct current glow discharge plasma was studied experimentally under microgravitation conditions. The temperatures, velocities, pair correlation functions, and self-diffusion coefficients of macroparticles were measured at various discharge currents. The charges of dust particles (on the order of 106 e) corresponded to high surface potentials of about 30-40 V. The experimental data were in close agreement with the simulation data on Yukawa systems with weak screening of dust charges. The influence of macroparticles on equilibrium ionization in a dense dust cloud was considered

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1134/1.1520599;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics
Journal Volume
95
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 673-681
ISSN
1063-7761
CODEN
JTPHES

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
36038415
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Numerical Data, Translation
Descriptors DEI
BRONZE; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; CORRELATION FUNCTIONS; DIRECT CURRENT; DUSTS; EQUILIBRIUM; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GLOW DISCHARGES; IONIZATION; NUCLEAR SCREENING; PARTICLES; PLASMA; SELF-DIFFUSION; SURFACE POTENTIAL
Descriptors DEC
ALLOYS; COPPER ALLOYS; COPPER BASE ALLOYS; CURRENTS; DATA; DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; FUNCTIONS; INFORMATION; NUMERICAL DATA; POTENTIALS; SIMULATION; TIN ALLOYS; TRANSITION ELEMENT ALLOYS

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Notes
Translated from Zhurnal Ehksperimental'noj i Teoreticheskoj Fiziki, ISSN 0044-4510, 122, 778-788 (No. 4, 2002); (c) 2002 MAIK ''Nauka / Interperiodica''.