Title :
Wavelength Selective Infrared Absorption in a Dusty Plasma
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
fDate :
4/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We consider theoretically the possible wavelength selective absorption of mid or far infrared radiation in a plasma containing micrometer-sized dust grains having surface phonon resonances in these wavelength regimes. Issues related to grain heating and charging are also discussed.
Keywords :
dusty plasmas; surface phonons; dusty plasma; far infrared radiation; grain charging; grain heating; micrometer-sized dust grains; mid infrared radiation; surface phonon resonances; wavelength regimes; wavelength selective infrared absorption; Absorption; Cooling; Dusty plasma; Metals; Plasma temperature; Resonant frequency; Dusty plasmas; infrared absorption;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2012.2184803
