Laser manipulation of the void edge in dusty plasmas under microgravity

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 35, Issue 2 II, 2007, Pages 266-270

  Wolter, Matthias ^a   Melzer, André ^a   Arp, Oliver ^b   Klindworth, Markus ^b   Kroll, Mattias ^b   Piel, Alexander ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Complex plasma; Dusty plasma; Laser manipulation; Micro gravity experiments

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CHARGE; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERES; PLASMAS; SOLAR SYSTEM; SPACE FLIGHT;

COMPLEX PLASMA; DUSTY PLASMA; LASER MANIPULATION;

MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING;

EID: 34247219591     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2007.893257     Document Type: Article

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