Structure and dynamics of dust in streaming plasma: Dust molecules, strings, and crystals

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 33, Issue 1 I, 2005, Pages 57-69

  Lampe, Martin ^a   Joyce, Glenn ^b   Ganguli, Gurudas ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b George Mason University   (United States)

Author keywords

Dusty plasma; Particulates in plasma; Plasma

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; DUST; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HYSTERESIS; IONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULES; PLASMA INTERACTIONS; PLASMA OSCILLATIONS; PLASMA STABILITY; PLASMA THEORY; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

DUST MOLECULES; DUST STRINGS; DUSTY PLASMA; LINEAR RESPONSE THEORY; STREAMING PLASMA;

PLASMAS;

EID: 14844334604     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2004.841926     Document Type: Article

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