Evolution of Ion Wake Characteristics with Experimental Conditions
arXiv:2210.01935 · doi:10.1088/1361-6587/acbe62
Abstract
Two-dimensional microparticle crystals can be formed in the sheath of a gas discharge plasma. Ions from the bulk plasma are accelerated in the sheath electric field, flowing past the grains to create a positive ion wake downstream from the grains. Interaction between the ion wake and neighboring grains creates additional coupling between oscillation modes and can trigger mode-coupling instability (MCI). Recent experiments have shown that at a fixed discharge power there are threshold pressures above and below which the monolayer always crystallizes or melts, respectively. The melting is due to MCI being triggered in the crystal monolayer, while the crystallization is due to the suppression of MCI by neutral damping in the fluid monolayer. The relationship between the discharge parameters and ion wake characteristics is unknown. A molecular dynamics simulation of ion dynamics and dust charging is used to self-consistently determine the dust charge and ion wake characteristics for different experimental conditions. It is found that the ion wake is strongly dependent on discharge pressure but not affected much by the discharge power.
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