Journal article
Decharging of complex plasmas: first kinetic observations
Physical review letters, Vol.90(5), pp.055003-055003
02/07/2003
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.90.055003
PMID: 12633365
Abstract
The first experiment on the decharging of a complex plasma in microgravity conditions was conducted. After switching off the rf power, in the afterglow plasma, ions and electrons rapidly recombine and leave a cloud of charged microparticles. Because of microgravity, the particles remain suspended in the experimental chamber for a sufficiently long time, allowing precise measurements of the rest particle charge. A simple theoretical model for the decharging is proposed which agrees quite well with the experiment results and predicts the rest charge at lower gas pressures.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Decharging of complex plasmas: first kinetic observations
- Creators
- A V Ivlev - Max Planck SocietyM Kretschmer - Max Planck SocietyM Zuzic - Max Planck SocietyG E Morfill - Max Planck SocietyH Rothermel - Max Planck SocietyH M Thomas - Max Planck SocietyV E Fortov - Institute for High Energy Densities, RAS, 125412 Moscow, RussiaV I Molotkov - Institute for High Energy Densities, RAS, 125412 Moscow, RussiaA P Nefedov - Institute for High Energy Densities, RAS, 125412 Moscow, RussiaA M Lipaev - Institute for High Energy Densities, RAS, 125412 Moscow, RussiaO F Petrov - Institute for High Energy Densities, RAS, 125412 Moscow, RussiaYu M Baturin - Yuri Gagarin Cosmonauts Training Center, 141160 Star City, Moscow Region, RussiaA I Ivanov - RSC “Energia,” 141070 Korolev, RussiaJ Goree - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Physical review letters, Vol.90(5), pp.055003-055003
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevLett.90.055003
- PMID
- 12633365
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
- eISSN
- 1079-7114
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/07/2003
- Academic Unit
- Physics and Astronomy; Mechanical Engineering
- Record Identifier
- 9984199855802771
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