Gravity compensation in complex plasmas by application of a temperature gradient
Plasma Physics
2009-11-07 v2
Abstract
Micron sized particles are suspended or even lifted up in a gas by thermophoresis. This allows the study of many processes occurring in strongly coupled complex plasmas at the kinetic level in a relatively stress-free environment. First results are presented. The technique is also of interest for technological applications.
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@article{arxiv.physics/0110045,
title = {Gravity compensation in complex plasmas by application of a temperature gradient},
author = {H. Rothermel and T. Hagl and G. E. Morfill and M. H. Thoma and H. M Thomas},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0110045},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
4 pages, 4 figures, final version to be published in Phys. Rev. Lett