The dust charging effect on electrostatic ion waves in a dusty plasma with trapped electrons

1997 ◽  
Vol 4 (8) ◽  
pp. 2813-2819 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y.-N. Nejoh
Keyword(s):  
Dusty Plasma ◽  
Trapped Electrons ◽  
Ion Waves ◽  
Charging Effect ◽  
Dust Charging

Dust grain surface potential in a non-Maxwellian dusty plasma with negative ions

2013 ◽  
Vol 79 (6) ◽  
pp. 1117-1121 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. A. ABID ◽  
S. ALI ◽  
R. MUHAMMAD
Keyword(s):  
Dusty Plasma ◽  
Surface Potential ◽  
Density Ratio ◽  
Negative Ions ◽  
Negative Ion ◽  
Plasma Parameters ◽  
Laboratory Plasmas ◽  
Dust Grain ◽  
Grain Surface ◽  
Dust Charging

AbstractDust charging processes involving the collection of electrons and positive/negative ions in a non-equilibrium dusty plasma are revisited by employing the power-law kappa (κ)-distribution function. In this context, the current balance equation is solved to obtain dust grain surface potential in the presence of negative ions. Numerically, it is found that plasma parameters, such as the κ spectral index, the negative ion-to-electron temperature ratio (γ), the negative–positive ion number density ratio (α), and the negative ion streaming speed (U0) significantly modify the dust grain potential profiles. In particular, for large kappa values, the dust grain surface potential reduces to the Maxwellian case, and at lower kappa values the magnitude of the negative dust surface potential increases. An increase in γ and U0 leads to the enhancement of the magnitude of the dust grain surface potential, while α leads to an opposite effect. The relevance of present results to low-temperature laboratory plasmas is discussed.

scholarly journals The nonlinear dustgrain-charging on large amplitude electrostatic waves in a dusty plasma with trapped ions

1998 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y.-N. Nejoh
Keyword(s):  
Dusty Plasma ◽  
Density Ratio ◽  
Dusty Plasmas ◽  
Trapped Ions ◽  
Charge Ratio ◽  
Ion Temperature ◽  
Ion Density ◽  
Electrostatic Waves ◽  
New Findings ◽  
Ion Waves

Abstract. The nonlinear dustgrain-charging and the influence of the ion density and temperature on electrostatic waves in a dusty plasma having trapped ions are investigated by numerical calculation. This work is the first approach to the effect of trapped ions in dusty plasmas. The nonlinear variation of the dust-charge is examined, and it is shown that the characteristics of the dustcharge number sensitively depend on the plasma potential, Mach number, dust mass-to-charge ratio, trapped ion density and temperature. The fast and slow wave modes are shown in this system. An increase of the ion temperature decreases the dust-charging rate and the propagation speed of ion waves. It is found that the existence of electrostatic ion waves sensitively depends on the ion to electron density ratio. New findings of the variable-charge dust grain particles, ion density and temperature in a dusty plasma with trapped ions are predicted.

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