Title :
Simulation of Three-Dimensional Dusty Plasmas
Author :
Bin Liu ; Goree, J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
Abstract :
The structure and dynamics of dust particles in a 3-D dusty plasma is characterized using a Langevin molecular dynamics simulation with a Yukawa potential. Conditions are set appropriate for a liquid-like strongly coupled plasma. The positions of dust particles are shown in an image. The thermal motion of particles is decomposed into the longitudinal wave spectrum, showing a distinctive dispersion relation.
Keywords :
dispersion relations; dusty plasmas; molecular dynamics method; plasma simulation; plasma transport processes; Langevin molecular dynamics simulation; Yukawa potential; dispersion relation; dust particle dynamics; dust particle positions; dust particle structure; liquid-like strongly coupled plasma; longitudinal wave spectrum; plasma simulation; thermal particle motion; three-dimensional dusty plasmas; Dispersion; Dusty plasmas; Dynamics; Liquids; Numerical models; Solid modeling; Dusty plasmas; liquids; numerical simulation; waves; waves.;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2014.2321324
