Interaction between dust grains near a conducting wall
Plasma Physics
2009-11-07 v1 General Physics
Abstract
The effect of the conducting electrode on the interaction of dust grains in a an ion flow is discussed. It is shown that two grains levitating above the electrode at the same height may attract one another. This results in the instability of a dust layer in a plasma sheath.
Cite
@article{arxiv.physics/0209049,
title = {Interaction between dust grains near a conducting wall},
author = {A. M. Ignatov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0209049},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
9 pages. 3 figures. Submitted to Plasma Physics Reports