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Resonance methods for the characterization of dust particles in plasmas

Part of: Diagnostics of Dust in Plasmas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 May 2016

Hendrik Jung Open the ORCID record for Hendrik Jung [Opens in a new window] ,
Franko Greiner ,
Oguz Han Asnaz Open the ORCID record for Oguz Han Asnaz [Opens in a new window] ,
Jan Carstensen  and
Alexander Piel
Hendrik Jung*
Affiliation:
IEAP, Christian-Albrechts-Universität, D-24098 Kiel, Germany
Franko Greiner
Affiliation:
IEAP, Christian-Albrechts-Universität, D-24098 Kiel, Germany
Oguz Han Asnaz
Affiliation:
IEAP, Christian-Albrechts-Universität, D-24098 Kiel, Germany
Jan Carstensen
Affiliation:
ABB Switzerland Ltd, CH-5405 Baden-Daettwil, Switzerland
Alexander Piel
Affiliation:
IEAP, Christian-Albrechts-Universität, D-24098 Kiel, Germany
*
†Email address for correspondence: [email protected]
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Abstract

The fundamentals of the ‘resonance method’ are presented. The method relies on evaluating the dynamic response of one or more dust particles in the sheath of a laboratory plasma to small external perturbations. It allows one to make in situ high-precision measurements of particle properties. It is shown that the particle mass and charge and the strength of the interaction between two particles can be measured. Technical requirements, limitations and application examples are presented and discussed.

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Research Article
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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 82 , Issue 3 , June 2016 , 615820301
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© Cambridge University Press 2016 

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