Title :
Modeling the Spatiotemporal Evolution of a Nanodusty Plasma
Author :
Ravi, Lavanya ; Girshick, Steven L.
Author_Institution :
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis, MN
Abstract :
Growth, charging, and transport of nanoparticles in a low-pressure RF plasma are studied by using a 1-D time-dependent numerical model. Images are presented, which show the spatiotemporal evolution of the nanoparticle size distribution function.
Keywords :
coagulation; dusty plasmas; nanoparticles; plasma simulation; RF plasma; coagulation; low-pressure plasma; nanodusty plasma; nanoparticle growth; numerical simulation; size distribution function; spatiotemporal evolution; Coagulation; Nanoparticle growth; low-pressure plasma; numerical simulation;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2008.924520
