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Effects of charge dispersion in dusty plasmas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

T. K. Aslaksen
T. K. Aslaksen
Affiliation:
The Auroral Observatory, University of Tromsø, IMR, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway
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Abstract

We investigate the charge-dispersive effects on a sheath of monosized dust particles in equilibrium. This is done through describing the dust particles by using equations in (x, v) space (kinetic space) that include terms originating from the charge distribution of the dust particles. The charge-dispersive terms are assumed to be completely determined by the local charging processes. We find that the effects due to these terms are opposed by the ordinary gradient terms in the current equation in kinetic space, and they are therefore smaller than first expected. We also identify kinetic effects that are not included in the usual expression for the dust charge in hydrodynamic space.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 54 , Issue 3 , December 1995 , pp. 373 - 391
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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