Control of fine particles by time-averaged external forces in plasmas

Satoru Iizuka, Kazuma Sakuta, Wataru Suzukawa, Kohgi Kato, Takuma Gohda

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Abstract

A technique for the control of fine particle behavior is developed and demonstrated experimentally. In this method positive pulses are applied to two point-electrodes placed with some distance in plasmas containing fine particles. When the positive pulses are applied to these electrodes alternatively with a repetition period that is shorter than the particle response time, the particles feel only time-averaged force because of their large mass and are gradually transported toward the middle point between two point-electrodes wherever they are distributed initially. This method is quite effective for converging fine particles in the plasma.

Original languageEnglish
Article number103502
JournalPhysics of Plasmas
Volume13
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Condensed Matter Physics

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