Surface-active dust in a plasma sheath
Plasma Physics
2007-05-23 v1 Space Physics
Abstract
The inhomogeneity of the plasma pressure near a conducting electrode is a cause for introducing the surface tension associated with the plasma-electrode interface. We evaluate the dependence of the surface tension on the density of the charged dust immersed in the plasma sheath. In a wide range of parameters, the surface tension turns out to be an increasing function of the dust density.
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@article{arxiv.physics/0303119,
title = {Surface-active dust in a plasma sheath},
author = {A. M. Ignatov and P. P. J. M. Schram and S. A. Trigger},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0303119},
year = {2007}
}
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10 pages, 4 figures, RevTeX4