Physics – Plasma Physics
Scientific paper
2010-10-20
Physics
Plasma Physics
14 pages, 12 figures
Scientific paper
Thermophoresis is a tool often applied in complex plasma experiments. One of the usual stated benefits over other experimental tools is that changes induced by thermophoresis neither directly depend on, nor directly influence, the plasma parameters. From electronic data, plasma emission profiles in the sheath, and Langmuir probe data in the plasma bulk, we conclude that this assumption does not hold. An important effect on the levitation of dust particles in argon plasma is observed as well. The reason behind the changes in plasma parameters seems to be the change in neutral atom density accompanying the increased gas temperature while running at constant pressure.
Carmona-Reyes Jorge
Cook Mike
Creel James
Hyde Truell
Land Victor
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