Interaction between dust grains near a conducting wall

Abstract

The effect of the conducting electrode on the interaction of dust grains in a an ion flow is discussed. It is shown that two grains levitating above the electrode at the same height may attract one another. This results in the instability of a dust layer in a plasma sheath.

9 pages. 3 figures. Submitted to Plasma Physics Reports

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