Title :
Bursting Bubbles in a Complex Plasma
Author :
Schwabe, Mierk ; Zhdanov, Sergey ; Rubin-Zuzic, Milenko ; Ivlev, Alexei ; Thomas, Hubertus ; Morfill, Gregor
Author_Institution :
Max Planck Inst. for Extraterrestrial Phys., Garching, Germany
Abstract :
Time-space plots called “periodgrams” are used to study a complex plasma under the influence of a temperature gradient. The plasma contained microparticles that were illuminated with a laser. The complex plasma spontaneously formed bubbles that induced the movement of particles upward through the discharge chamber. We visualize this particle movement with periodgrams and use these images to study a possible influence of the discharge stability on the particle dynamics.
Keywords :
dusty plasmas; high-frequency discharges; plasma diagnostics; plasma instability; plasma light propagation; plasma temperature; plasma transport processes; bursting bubbles; complex plasma; discharge chamber; discharge stability; laser effect; particle dynamics; particle upward movement process; periodgrams; temperature gradient analysis; time-space plot method; Creep; Discharges; Laser theory; Plasmas; Switches; Visualization; Dusty plasma; plasma stability;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2011.2150749
