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Dusty Plasmas in The Laboratory and Space: Bob Merlino
Dusty Plasmas in The Laboratory and Space: Bob Merlino
Dusty Plasmas in The Laboratory and Space: Bob Merlino
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Q = (4tc
o
a) V
S
Typical Lab Plasma
For T
e
= T
i
= T in a hydrogen plasma
V
S
= 2.5 (kT/e)
If T ~ 1 eV and a = 1 m,
Q ~ 2000 e
Mass m ~ 5 10
12
m
p
Dust Charge Measurements
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
Diameter (micron)
2
0
0.5
1
1.5
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
Electron Energy (eV)
Glass
Graphite
Walch, Horanyi, & Robertson,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 75, 838 (1995)
Devices for producing
dusty plasmas
RF Dusty Plasma Devices
PUMP
ANODE
DISK
FIREROD
ROTATING DUST
DISPENSER
PLASMA COLUMN
HOT PLATE
B
VIDEO
CAMERA
CONFINED
DUST GRAINS
GAS IN
GAS IN
Equipotential profiles
of an anode double
layer
anode
Device for studying
the trapping of dust
in a dc glow
discharge
DUST IN A GLOW DISCHARGE
N
2
Vacuum
vessel
PS
+
B
Anode
Dust Tray
Anode Glow
Plasma
Dust: kaolin (aluminum silicate)
E
mg
QE
wavefronts
Dust Acoustic Wave Image
dust mass
DA Dispersion relation
Monochromatic plane wave solutions
for T
e
= T
i
= T
o
o
= =
1
1
d
d
DA
Z
m
kT
C f
where o = n
do
/n
+o
Dust Acoustic Wave
Dispersion Relation
theory
Shocks in Dusty Plasma
Shocks in Dusty Plasma- results
Shocks in dusty plasmas
Conclusions
Ion acoustic compress-
ional pulses are observed
to steepen as they travel
through a dusty plasma
Relevant to astrophysical
contexts where density
disturbances travel
through dust clouds
Conclusions and Outlook
Only recently have we begun to explore the
behavior of dusty plasmas in the laboratory
-charging mechanisms, waves
Technological applications of dusty plasmas are
now being exploited
-ceramic deposition composites
-growth of nanosize particles
-diamond growth and deposition on metals
Dusty plasmas in space are usually embedded
in magnetic fields. This aspect of dusty
plasmas has yet to be studied in the lab
R = Mv/QB >> typical lab plasmas
Dusty plasmas may form strongly coupled
systems known as Coulomb Crystals a new
area for plasma physics research
Dusty Plasma
DUST
RF Dusty Plasma Device