Author :
Alexeff, Igor ; Pace, Marshall
Author_Institution :
Tennessee Univ., Knoxville, TN, USA
fDate :
4/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A dust plasma was created using spores in a glass discharge tube. The dust particles become negatively charged, levitate in the positive plasma potential, and behave like massive electrons. A laser beam is used to make the dust visible, revealing plasma structure, such as the wall sheath and the direction of the local electric field
Keywords :
gas-discharge tubes; plasma density; plasma diagnostics by laser beam; plasma impurities; plasma sheaths; plasma transport processes; dust plasma; glass discharge tube; laser beam; local electric field; massive electrons; plasma structure; positive plasma potential; spores; wall sheath; Dusty plasma; Electron tubes; Fungi; Glass; Laser beams; Particle beams; Plasma density; Plasma materials processing; Plasma measurements; Plasma sheaths;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
