Recrystallization in string-fluid complex plasmas
Eshita Joshi, Mikhail Pustylnik, Markus H. Thoma, Hubertus M. Thomas, Mierk Schwabe
Abstract
The process of string-like cluster formation in complex plasmas is investigated. Excellent qualitative agreement between experiment and simulation showed that the reduced repulsion in the interparticle potential was enough to induce the formation of this structure
Topics & Concepts
PlasmaRecrystallization (geology)String (physics)Cluster (spacecraft)PhysicsChemical physicsMaterials scienceMechanicsTheoretical physicsComputer scienceNuclear physicsGeologyPaleontologyProgramming languageDust and Plasma Wave PhenomenaHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics