Title :
Laboratory observation of naturally occuring dust density waves
Author :
Flanagan, Tim ; Goree, John
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. In a laboratory experiment, dust density waves are observed in a 3D void-free dusty plasma. Dust particles are levitated within the volume of a glass box that rests atop an electrode in a radio-frequency glow-discharge plasma. Confinement of dust particles is provided by an electric force. The vertical electric field is due to the electrode´s sheath, while the lateral electric field is due to the walls of the glass box.
Keywords :
dusty plasmas; glow discharges; high-frequency discharges; plasma density; plasma diagnostics; plasma sheaths; 3D void-free dusty plasma; dust particle confinement; electric force; electrode sheath; glass box volume; lateral electric field; naturally occuring dust density waves; radiofrequency glow-discharge plasma; vertical electric field; Astronomy; Cities and towns; Dusty plasma; Electrodes; Glass; Laboratories; Physics; Plasma confinement; Radio frequency; USA Councils;
Conference_Titel :
Plasma Science, 2010 Abstracts IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Norfolk, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5474-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0730-9244
DOI :
10.1109/PLASMA.2010.5534167
