Scientific basis for future experiments using the Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiment (MDPX)
Abstract
For over a decade, it has been postulated that the addition of a magnetic field can have a profound influence on the properties of a complex/dusty plasma. The Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiment (MDPX) device at Auburn University is the most recent facility dedicated to studying the properties of dusty plasmas at high magnetic field (B >= 1 T). The MDPX device is a flexible, high magnetic field research instrument with a mission to serve as an open access, multi-user facility for the dusty plasma and basic plasma research communities. Experiments on the MDPX device have given us new insights into particle charging, self- and imposed-ordering, particle transport, particle growth, and plasma and dust instabilities in strongly magnetized plasmas. This presentation will use these observations to motivate the next generation of experiments on the MDPX device.
This work is supported by funding from the US Dept. of Energy, Grant Number DE-SC0016330, and by the National Science Foundation, Grant Numbers PHY-1613087 and PHY-1613102. Additional support is provided by the NSF EPSCoR program (OIA-1655280).- Publication:
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APS Division of Plasma Physics Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- 2018
- Bibcode:
- 2018APS..DPPT11014T