Experimental Study of Coulomb Crystallization in Dusty Plasma

Abstract

In this project we studied the lattice structure of dusty plasma Coulomb crystls formed in rectangular conductive grooves as a function of plasma temperature and density. The crystal appears to be made of mutually repulsive columns of grains confined by the walls of the groove. The columns are oriented along the direction of the electrode sheath electric field.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 14, 1999
Accession Number
ADA376690

Entities

People

  • Hafiz Rahman

Organizations

  • University of California, Riverside

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Crystal Structure
  • Crystallization
  • Crystals
  • Dipole Moments
  • Electric Fields
  • Electrodes
  • Electron Microscopes
  • Electrons
  • Grain Size
  • Lasers
  • Light Scattering
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Measurement
  • Radio Frequency Power
  • Scanning Electron Microscopes
  • Vacuum Chambers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.