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Original Paper
Complex Plasma Afterglow
Article first published online: 28 MAY 2009
DOI: 10.1002/ctpp.200910025
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How to Cite
Couëdel, L., Mezeghrane, A., Samarian, A.A., Mikikian, M., Tessier, Y., Cavarroc, M. and Boufendi, L. (2009), Complex Plasma Afterglow. Contrib. Plasma Phys., 49: 235–259. doi: 10.1002/ctpp.200910025
Publication History
- Issue published online: 28 MAY 2009
- Article first published online: 28 MAY 2009
- Manuscript Accepted: 30 MAR 2009
- Manuscript Received: 3 JAN 2009
Funded by
- DLR/BMBF. Grant Number: 50WM9852
- CNES. Grant Number: 793/2000/CNES/8344
- French-Australian integrated research program (FAST). Grant Number: FR060169
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Keywords:
- Dust;
- plasma;
- afterglow
Abstract
In complex plasmas, dust particles are charged through their interactions with the electrons and the ions of the surrounding plasma. In laboratory discharges, when the discharge is turned off, the charged species of the plasma diffuse away and recombine into neutral species. When dust particles are present inside the plasma, the diffusion of charged species is affected and the plasma decay time can be strongly shorten. Moreover, the dust particles loose their electric charge during the afterglow period. However, dust particles do keep residual charges in the late afterglow and the value of these charges strongly depends on the ambipolar-to-free diffusion transition (© 2009 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)