Title :
Recrystallization in Finite 3-D Dust Clouds
Author :
Schella, Andre ; Mulsow, Matthias ; Melzer, Amir
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Phys., Ernst Moritz Arndt Univ. Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
Abstract :
The recrystallization process of a finite dust cloud is studied experimentally on the kinetic level. The temporal evolution of the coupling parameter allows to reveal that the cluster is molten while laser heated and recrystallizes when heating is switched OFF. The cooling rate can be deduced from the initial stage of recrystallization.
Keywords :
cooling; dusty plasmas; plasma heating by laser; recrystallisation; cooling rate; coupling parameter; finite 3D dust clouds; initial recrystallization stage; kinetic level; laser heating; temporal evolution; Cooling; Couplings; Heating; Laser beams; Particle beams; Plasmas; Switches; Crystallization; dusty plasmas; finite systems; laser heating; laser heating.;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2014.2321459
