4 papers
Plasma chemistry and electron-moderated pathways in substellar atmospheres: a new perspective on the L/T transition
Matthew I. Swayne, Declan A. Diver, Craig R. Stark
The long-standing puzzle of the CO/CH transition in brown dwarfs endures. Although the bulk spectral evolution across an atmosphere can be accounted for through thermal equil…
Negative charge acquisition by isolated single microdroplets from plasma exposure at atmospheric pressure
Nourhan Hendawy, Harold McQuaid, Somhairle Mag Uidhir +4
Charged liquid microdroplets have generated significant interest recently due to the observation of chemical reaction rate enhancement by orders of magnitude. Droplet charging by p…
Free electron charging of microdroplets in a plasma at atmospheric pressure
Nourhan Hendawy, Harold McQuaid, Somhairle Mag Uidhir +4
Gas-phase microdroplets have recently demonstrated exceptional chemical properties via suspected mechanisms such as contact electrification and surface charge pinning, producing hi…
Electrostatic instability of non-spherical dust in sub-stellar clouds
Craig R. Stark, Declan A. Diver, Matthew I. Swayne
Charged dust clouds play an important role in the evolution of sub-stellar atmospheres through electrical discharges such as lightning events or inter-grain discharges. The consequ…