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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.

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@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