Discharging of dust particles of different sizes in an argon afterglow plasma

• Published in: Problems of Atomic Science and Technology
• Date: 2022
• Main Authors: Denysenko, I.B., Mikikian, M., Azarenkov, N.A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Національний науковий центр «Харківський фізико-технічний інститут» НАН України 2022
• Subjects: Basic plasma physics
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/195881
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Discharging of dust particles of different sizes in an argon afterglow plasma / I.B. Denysenko, M. Mikikian, N.A. Azarenkov // Problems of Atomic Science and Technology. — 2022. — № 6. — С. 27-31. — Бібліогр.: 17 назв. — англ.

The dust charge distribution function (DCDF) in an argon plasma afterglow is obtained by solving numerically the master equation describing dust discharging as a one-step stochastic process. The calculated DCDFs are compared with Gaussian distributions, and it is found that the dust charge distribut...