Dusty plasma liquids
Abstract
The dusty plasma liquid formed by micro-meter sized particles negatively charged and suspended in a low pressure discharge background is a good candidate to study the generic spatio-temporal dynamical behaviors at the kinetic level through direct optical video-microscopy, because of the sub-mm interparticle spacing and the slow time scale. In this paper, starting from the basic picture of the avalanche type stick-slip cooperative hopping process under the interplay of mutual coupling and the stochastic thermal agitation, we briefly review our recent study on particle micro-motion and the associated structural rearrangement. The effect of mesoscopic confinement and external slow shear drive are also discussed.
Cite
@article{arxiv.physics/0410042,
title = {Dusty plasma liquids},
author = {Chan Chia-Ling and Lai Ying-Ju and Woon Wei-Yen and Chu Hong-Yu and I. Lin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0410042},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
12th International Congress on Plasma Physics, 25-29 October 2004, Nice (France)