Published September 2019 | Version v1
Journal article

Collective Ion Drag Force

  • 1. Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Russian Federation)

Description

The forces acting on the ensemble of dust grains in a plasma flow are analyzed. It is shown that the nonreciprocal character of the forces results in the appearance of an ion drag force, which depends on the intergrain distance. Results of calculations for two grains and an unbounded hexagonal lattice are presented. Estimates show that the collective ion drag force under typical dusty plasma conditions can be comparable with the weight of an individual grain.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Plasma Physics Reports
Journal Volume
45
Journal Issue
9
Journal Page Range
p. 850-854
ISSN
1063-780X
CODEN
PPHREM

INIS

Country of Publication
Russian Federation
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
51088776
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
CALCULATION METHODS; DISTANCE; DRAG; DUSTY PLASMA; HEXAGONAL LATTICES; IONS
Descriptors DEC
CHARGED PARTICLES; CRYSTAL LATTICES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; PLASMA; THREE-DIMENSIONAL LATTICES

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