DocumentCode
1063889
Title
A dust plasma
Author
Alexeff, Igor ; Pace, Marshall
Author_Institution
Tennessee Univ., Knoxville, TN, USA
Volume
22
Issue
2
fYear
1994
fDate
4/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
136
Lastpage
137
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0093-3813
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/27.279016
Filename
279016
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