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High-speed imaging of dust particles in plasma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 November 2012

C. M. TICOŞ ,
D. TOADER ,
M. L. MUNTEANU ,
N. BANU  and
A. SCURTU
C. M. TICOŞ
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research and Development in Microtechnologies, Bucharest 077190, Romania (catalin.ticos@inflpr.ro) National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Bucharest 077125, Romania
D. TOADER
Affiliation:
National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Bucharest 077125, Romania
M. L. MUNTEANU
Affiliation:
National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Bucharest 077125, Romania
N. BANU
Affiliation:
National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Bucharest 077125, Romania
A. SCURTU
Affiliation:
National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Bucharest 077125, Romania
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Abstract

High-speed imaging is a powerful tool for studying dusty plasmas. The recorded trajectories of dust particles can provide direct information about the physical processes involved in dust-plasma and dust–dust interactions. A review of some experiments and their imaging techniques employed for tracking dust particles immersed in low-ionized gases and in high-density plasma jets is presented. Digital cameras are used to record the motion of slow or hypervelocity dust particles dragged by plasma jets, or to evidence single or collective dust particle oscillations and vibrations in the plasma sheath.

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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 79 , Issue 3 , June 2013 , pp. 273 - 285
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