On the charging of a dust particle immersed in a plasma: theory and experiment

• Autorzy: Allen J. E.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

A review is given of the theory of charging of a dust particle according to the Orbital Motion Limited (OML) theory. This is followed by a summary of a more complete orbital theory that includes the concept of an absorption radius, or effective potential barrier, for the positive ions. Measurements of the charge acquired by a dust particle are then described, using the method of damped dust oscillations employed at Oxford.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

plasma; dusty plasmas; Langmuir probe; plasma boundary layer; plasma collision processes; plasma oscillations; plasma transport processes; dust particle charging

PL

plazma; sonda Langmuira; warstwa przyścienna plazmy; proces zderzenia plazmy; oscylacja plazmy; proces transportu plazmy

• Wydawca: Instytut Podstawowych Problemów Techniki PAN
• Czasopismo: Journal of Technical Physics
• Rocznik: 2002
• Tom: Vol. 43, no 3
• Strony: 241--255
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 20 poz., rys., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Allen J. E.

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