Title :
Complex Plasmas With Rodlike Particles
Author :
Annaratone, Beatrice M. ; Ivlev, Alexey V. ; Fortov, Vladimir E. ; Khrapak, Alexey G. ; Khrapak, Sergey A. ; Molotkov, Vladmir I. ; Morfill, Gregor E.
Author_Institution :
Max-Planck-Inst. fur extraterrestrische Phisik, Garching, Germany
Abstract :
Ordered structures of rodlike (cylindrical) particles in dc and rf gas discharge plasmas were investigated. It was shown theoretically and observed experimentally that only two orientations (parallel and perpendicular to the external electric field) of cylindrical particles are possible and that changing the discharge parameters can result in the change of the particle orientation.
Keywords :
crystallisation; dusty plasmas; high-frequency discharges; complex plasmas; cylindrical particle orientations; dc gas discharge plasma; discharge parameters; ordered structures; rf gas discharge plasma; rodlike particles; Colloidal crystals; Discharges; Electrodes; Electron tubes; Levitation; Plasma temperature; Dusty plasma; dusty plasma crystallization; rodlike particles;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2011.2142011
