Mode Excitation in Finite Dust Clusters Using an Optical Trap

With the ability to trap a single particle in a dusty plasma, it becomes possible to alter the structural properties of the particle assembly or to manipulate its dynamical behavior. Here, we report on a first experiment to excite the eigenmodes of a finite dusty plasma crystal by means of a control...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on plasma science 2016-04, Vol.44 (4), p.479-482
Main Authors: Block, Dietmar, Wieben, Frank, Schablinski, Jan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Charge carrier processes
Crystals
Dusty plasmas
Laser beams
Optics
Oscillators
Particle beams
physics
Plasma physics
plasma waves
Plasmas
Resonant frequency
Topology
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Summary:With the ability to trap a single particle in a dusty plasma, it becomes possible to alter the structural properties of the particle assembly or to manipulate its dynamical behavior. Here, we report on a first experiment to excite the eigenmodes of a finite dusty plasma crystal by means of a controlled oscillation of a single particle being trapped in a modified optical tweezer. The eigenmode structure and the excitation process are analyzed.
ISSN:0093-3813
1939-9375
DOI:10.1109/TPS.2015.2505738