Structural phases of bounded three-dimensional screened coulomb clusters (Finite Yukawa System)

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 35, Issue 2 II, 2007, Pages 346-351

  Qiao, Ke ^a   Benesh, Matthew ^a   Hyde, Truell ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

3 D screened Coulomb clusters; Complex plasmas; Dusty plasmas; Structural phases; Yukawa systems

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEBYE TEMPERATURE; METASTABLE PHASES; PHASE TRANSITIONS;

COMPLEX PLASMA; DUSTY PLASMAS; STRUCTURAL PHASES; YUKAWA SYSTEM;

COULOMB INTERACTIONS;

EID: 34247190562     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2007.893256     Document Type: Article

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