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Transport of dust particles in glow-discharge plasmas

Michael Barnes, John H. Keller, John Forster, James A. O’Neill, D. Keith Coultas

Physical Review Letters · 1992 · 681 citations · 7 references

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Abstract

A theory is presented for the transport of dust particles in glow-discharge plasmas. The forces which act on the negatively charged dust particles are examined and estimated. The dominant force is shown to be dependent upon the particle size and location within the discharge.

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