Complex plasma afterglow

Lénaïc Couëdel (1, 2) , Abdelaziz Mezeghrane (1) , Maxime Mikikian (1) , Alexander A. Samarian (2) , Marjorie Cavarroc (1) , Yves Tessier (1) , Laifa Boufendi (1)

1 GREMI - Groupe de recherches sur l'énergétique des milieux ionisés
2 School of Physics

A numerical model for dusty plasma afterglow has been developed. Comparison with experimental data shows that the transition from ambipolar to free diffusion plays a major role in the decharging process.

Mots clés: Complex plasma; Dusty plasma; Afterglow

Domaines: Plasmas; Physique des plasmas [physics.plasm-ph]

Lénaïc Couëdel, Abdelaziz Mezeghrane, Maxime Mikikian, Alexander A. Samarian, Marjorie Cavarroc, et al.. Complex plasma afterglow. 34th European Physical Society Conference on Plasma Physics, Jul 2007, Varsovie, Poland. pp.P-2.122. ⟨hal-00331245⟩