Title :
Study of the Projectile Motion in a Dust Crystal Under Microgravity Conditions
Author :
Zhukhovitskii, Dmitry I. ; Fortov, Vladimir E. ; Molotkov, Vladimir I. ; Lipaev, Andrey M. ; Naumkin, Vadim N. ; Thomas, Hubertus M. ; Ivlev, Alexei V. ; Morfill, Gregor E.
Author_Institution :
Joint Inst. of High Temps., Moscow, Russia
Abstract :
Using the PK-3 Plus laboratory onboard the International Space Station motion of a large projectile in the bulk of a dust crystal formed by negatively charged small particles was investigated. It is demonstrated that a subsonic projectile moves almost freely inside the dust crystal. A hydrodynamic theory of projectile nonviscous motion confirms the experimental data.
Keywords :
dusty plasmas; hydrodynamics; plasma flow; plasma transport processes; subsonic flow; International Space Station; PK-3 Plus laboratory; dust crystal; hydrodynamic theory; microgravity conditions; negatively charged small particles; projectile nonviscous motion; subsonic projectile; Cameras; Crystals; Dusty plasmas; International Space Station; Laboratories; Projectiles; Complex plasma; plasma crystal; space exploration; space stations; space stations.;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2014.2321097
