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PHYSICS OF PLASMAS
卷 24, 期 11, 页码 -出版社
AIP Publishing
DOI: 10.1063/1.5003972
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- National Science Foundation [PHY-1613087]
- U.S. Department of Energy [DE-SC0016330, DE-SC0010485]
- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) [DE-SC0016330, DE-SC0010485] Funding Source: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
The formation of a self-consistent crystalline structure is a well-known phenomenon in complex plasmas. In most experiments, the pressure and rf power are the main controlling parameters in determining the phase of the system. We have studied the effect of the externally applied magnetic field on the configuration of plasma crystals, suspended in the sheath of a radio-frequency discharge using the Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiment device. Experiments are performed at a fixed pressure and rf power where a crystalline structure is formed within a confining ring. The magnetic field is then increased from 0 to 1.28 T. We report on the breakdown of the crystalline structure with the increasing magnetic field. The magnetic field affects the dynamics of the plasma particles and first leads to a rotation of the crystal. At a higher magnetic field, there is a radial variation (shear) in the angular velocity of the moving particles which we believe to lead to the melting of the crystal. This melting is confirmed by evaluating the variation of the pair correlation function as a function of magnetic field. Published by AIP Publishing.
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