May 2005
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2005amjph..73..420t&link_type=abstract
American Journal of Physics, Volume 73, Issue 5, pp. 420-424 (2005).
Physics
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Laboratory Experiments And Apparatus, Dusty Or Complex Plasmas, Plasma Crystals, Laboratory Studies Of Space- And Astrophysical-Plasma Processes, General Studies Of Phase Transitions, Magnetohydrodynamics And Plasmas
Scientific paper
A complex plasma is a multi-component low-temperature plasma containing microparticles, for example, dust, in addition to ions, electrons, and neutral gas atoms. Under certain conditions these microparticles can form a regular structure, a plasma crystal. This new form of matter provides a unique possibility for studying phase transitions and dynamical aspects of many-body systems at the microscopic level. Complex plasmas play an important role in astrophysics as well as in technology. We describe an undergraduate experiment in which students can produce and investigate the plasma crystal and the transition to the liquid phase.
Kretschmer Michael
Morfill Gregor E.
Rothermel Hermann
Thoma Markus H.
Thomas Hubertus M.
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