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Title: Self-consistent calculations of the electric charge, ion drag force, and the drift velocity of spherical grains using Langevin dynamics and comparisons against canonical experiments
We present trajectory simulation-based modeling to capture the interactions between ions and charged grains in dusty or complex plasmas. Our study is motivated by the need for a self-consistent and experimentally validated approach for accurately calculating the ion drag force and grain charge that determine grain collective behavior in plasmas. We implement Langevin dynamics in a computationally efficient predictor–corrector approach to capture multiscale ion and grain dynamics. Predictions of grain velocity, grain charge, and ion drag force are compared with prior measurements to assess our approach. The comparisons reveal excellent agreement to within ±20% between predicted and measured grain velocities [Yaroshenko et al., Phys. Plasmas 12, 093503 (2005) and Khrapak et al., Europhys. Lett. 97, 35001 (2012)] for 0.64, 1.25 μm grains at ∼20−500 Pa. Comparisons with the measured grain charge [Khrapak et al., Phys. Rev. E 72, 016406 (2005)] under similar conditions reveal agreement to within ∼20% as well. Measurements of the ion drag force [Hirt et al., Phys. Plasmas 11, 5690 (2004); IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. 32, 582 (2004)] are used to assess the viability of the presented approach to calculate the ion drag force experienced by grains exposed to ion beams of well-defined energy. Excellent agreement between calculations and measurements is obtained for beam energies >10 eV, and the overprediction below 10 eV is attributed to the neglect of charge exchange collisions in our modeling. Along with critical assessments of our approach, suggestions for future experimental design to probe charging of and momentum transfer onto grains that capture the effect of space charge concentration and external fields are outlined.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1903432
PAR ID:
10508794
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
AIP
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Physics of Plasmas
Volume:
30
Issue:
12
ISSN:
1070-664X
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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