An experiment to measure the equilibrium charge of dust particles embeddedin a plasma

Authors
Kakati, M Saikia, BK Chakraborty, M Goswami, KS Bujarbarua, S
Citation
M. Kakati et al., An experiment to measure the equilibrium charge of dust particles embeddedin a plasma, PHYS PLASMA, 7(12), 2000, pp. 5263-5266
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICS OF PLASMAS
ISSN journal
1070664X → ACNP
Volume
7
Issue
12
Year of publication
2000
Pages
5263 - 5266
Database
ISI
SICI code
1070-664X(200012)7:12<5263:AETMTE>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
The average equilibrium charge of submicron sized silver particles, collect ed during a finite time of transit through a magnetically confined plasma i s reported. The fine, almost spherical particles with uniform size ale prod uced in an evaporation chamber. The average charge of the particles was fou nd to be about 1.4X10(2) electronic charges. This result is compared with t heoretical predictions. (C) 2000 American Institute of Physics. [S1070-664X (00)01901-2].