2022•2022 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS)Requires access
Using Dusty Plasmas to Probe Pattern Formation at High Magnetic Fields in the Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiment (MDPX) Device
Edward Thomas, Skip Williams, Saikat Chakraborty Thakur, Uwe Konopka
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Abstract
The formation of self-organized structures in plasmas is ubiquitous from low pressure plasmas to atmospheric pressure plasmas. Several recent studies in the Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiment (MDPX) device at Auburn University have shown the formation of variety of ordered structures at magnetic fields, B ≥ 1 T, in both dusty plasmas [1] , [2] and in the background plasma [3] , [4] . This presentation will summarize ongoing experimental and theoretical efforts to understand the formation of filamentary structures in low temperature, capacitively-coupled plasmas that are formed at high magnetic field. This presentation will also discuss the use of charged dust particles as a diagnostic tool to probe the physical properties of these filamentary structures [5] .