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Self-consistent quasineutral dust structures

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Distributions of the dusty plasma parameters (electron, ion, and dust densities; dust grain charge; and ion drift velocity) in quasineutral dust structures whose dimensions are much greater than the mean free path of the ions in their interactions with neutral particles are calculated numerically under conditions such that ionization sources are located outside the structures. Planar, cylindrical, and spherical structures are investigated. It is shown that static equilibrium structures are governed by a single (basic) parameter: the electrostatic potential drop between the center of the structure and its boundary. It is found that the maximum value of the basic parameter (in energy units) does not exceed the electron temperature. The basic parameter also determines the total number of dust grains in the structure and the power of external ionization sources that are necessary to sustain this structure. The fact that the basic parameter varies within a limited range allows one to consider all the possible structures with a given dimensionality (planar, cylindrical, and spherical).

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  1. Prokhorov Institute of General Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Vavilova 38, Moscow, 119991, Russia

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Translated from Fizika Plazmy, Vol. 31, No. 2, 2005, pp. 157–171.

Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Tsytovich.

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Tsytovich, V.N. Self-consistent quasineutral dust structures. Plasma Phys. Rep. 31, 133–146 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1866596

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