Title :
Dust-Cloud Dynamics in a Complex Plasma Afterglow
Author :
Couëdel, Lénaïc ; Samarian, Alexandre A. ; Mikikian, Maxime ; Boufendi, Laïfa
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys., Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
Abstract :
The motion of a dust-particle cloud in the afterglow of a complex plasma is reported. It is shown that the dust-particle charges strongly affect the dynamic behavior of the dust cloud. Consequently, using the analysis of the whole cloud motion to deduce dust residual-charge and plasma-diffusion parameters is proposed.
Keywords :
afterglows; dusty plasmas; plasma transport processes; complex plasma afterglow; dust residual-charge; dust-cloud dynamics; dust-particle charges; dust-particle cloud; dusty plasma; plasma-diffusion parameters; Charge; dust cloud; dusty plasma;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2008.920220
