Transport of microparticles in weakly ionized gas-discharge plasmas under microgravity

• Published in: Microgravity science and technology Vol. 16; no. 1-4; pp. 311 - 316
• Main Authors: Petrov, O. F., Vaulina, O. S., Fortov, V. E., Molotkov, V. I., Lipaev, A. M., Chernyshev, A. V., Gavrikov, A. V., Shakhova, I. N., Morfill, G. E., Thomas, H., Khrapak, S. A., Semenov, Yu. P., Ivanov, A. I., Kaleri, A. Yu, Krikalev, S., Zaletin, S. V., Gidzenko, Yu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Nature B.V 01.03.2005
• Subjects: Charge; Correlation; Dusty plasmas; Dynamical systems; International Space Station; Mathematical models; Microgravity; Microparticles; Numerical simulations; Plasma diagnostics; Plasmas; Space stations; Studies; Transport

Effective structural (pair correlation function) and transport (diffusion constant) characteristics of the system of microparticles (dusty plasma) have been measured in a set of experiments in dc- and rf gasdischarge plasmas in ground-based and microgravity conditions on the board of Russian “Mir” S...