Subsonic Motion of a Projectile in a Fluid Complex Plasma under Microgravity Conditions

Authors

  • D. I. Zhukhovitskii Joint Institute of High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences
  • V. E. Fortov Joint Institute of High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences
  • V. I. Molotkov Joint Institute of High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences
  • A. M. Lipaev Joint Institute of High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences
  • V. N. Naumkin Joint Institute of High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences
  • H. M. Thomas Max-Planck-Institut f¨ur Extraterrestrische Physik
  • A. V. Ivlev Max-Planck-Institut f¨ur Extraterrestrische Physik
  • G. E. Morfill Max-Planck-Institut f¨ur Extraterrestrische Physik

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15407/ujpe59.04.0385

Keywords:

dusty plasma, plasma crystal, nonviscous motion, cavity deformation

Abstract

Subsonic motion of a large particle moving through the bulk of a dust crystal formed by negatively charged small particles is investigated, by using the PK-3 Plus laboratory on the board of the International Space Station. Tracing the particle trajectories shows that the large particle moves almost freely through the bulk of a plasma crystal, while dust particles move along characteristic a-shaped pathways near the large particle. We develop a theory of the nonviscous motion of dust particles near a large particle and calculate particle trajectories. The deformation of a cavity around a large projectile moving with subsonic velocity in the cloud of small dust particles is investigated with a due regard for the friction between dust particles and atoms of a neutral gas. The pressure of a dust cloud at the surface of a cavity around the projectile can become negative, which entails the emergence of a considerable asymmetry of the cavity, i.e., the cavity deformation. The corresponding threshold velocity is calculated, which is found to decrease with increasing the cavity size. A good agreement with experiment validates our approach.

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2018-10-19

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Zhukhovitskii, D. I., Fortov, V. E., Molotkov, V. I., Lipaev, A. M., Naumkin, V. N., Thomas, H. M., Ivlev, A. V., & Morfill, G. E. (2018). Subsonic Motion of a Projectile in a Fluid Complex Plasma under Microgravity Conditions. Ukrainian Journal of Physics, 59(4), 385. https://doi.org/10.15407/ujpe59.04.0385

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Plasmas and gases