Journal article
Structural analysis of a Coulomb lattice in a dusty plasma
Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics, Vol.53(3), pp.R2049-R2052
03/1996
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.53.R2049
PMID: 9964604
Abstract
Pair and bond-orientational correlation functions and structure factors, as used in colloidal science, are applied as quantitative indicators of the phase of the newly discovered "plasma crystals." These Coulomblattice structures are formed by charged microspheres levitated in glow discharge plasmas and are imaged photographically. Static structural analysis is demonstrated on the experimental data of Thomas et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 73, 652, (652)] and interpreted in the context of a two-dimensional (2D) dislocation-unbinding melting theory and a 2D density-wave melting theory.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Structural analysis of a Coulomb lattice in a dusty plasma
- Creators
- R. A Quinn - University of IowaC Cui - University of IowaJ Goree - University of IowaJ. B Pieper - University of IowaH Thomas - Max Planck SocietyG. E Morfill - Max Planck Society
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics, Vol.53(3), pp.R2049-R2052
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevE.53.R2049
- PMID
- 9964604
- ISSN
- 1063-651X
- eISSN
- 1095-3787
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/1996
- Academic Unit
- Physics and Astronomy; Mechanical Engineering
- Record Identifier
- 9984200034502771
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