Charge of clustered microparticles measured in spatial plasma afterglows follows the smallest enclosing sphere model

B. van Minderhout; J. C. A. van Huijstee; R. M. H. Rompelberg; A. Post; A. T. A. Peijnenburg; P. Blom; J. Beckers

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-23604-z

Nature Communications (Aug 2021)

Charge of clustered microparticles measured in spatial plasma afterglows follows the smallest enclosing sphere model

B. van Minderhout,
J. C. A. van Huijstee,
R. M. H. Rompelberg,
A. Post,
A. T. A. Peijnenburg,
P. Blom,
J. Beckers

Affiliations

B. van Minderhout: Department of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology
J. C. A. van Huijstee: Department of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology
R. M. H. Rompelberg: Department of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology
A. Post: Department of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology
A. T. A. Peijnenburg: VDL Enabling Technologies Group
P. Blom: VDL Enabling Technologies Group
J. Beckers: Department of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23604-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Here the authors report measurements of the charge ratio and mass of two-particle clusters and single microparticles in the spatial plasma afterglow. The insights contribute to the general understanding of non-spherical particle charging in ionized gasses.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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