A note on the potential acquired by a dust particle in an electronegative plasma

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 26-28

  Annaratone, B M ^a   Allen, J E ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; CHARGED PARTICLES; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; NEGATIVE IONS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PLASMAS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

DUST PARTICLES; ELECTRONEGATIVE PLASMA; PLASMA REACTORS; THERMAL VELOCITIES;

DUST;

EID: 12144254170     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/38/1/006     Document Type: Article

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