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Formation of ion acoustic weak double layers in a dusty plasma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2006

Samiran Ghosh*
Affiliation:
Government College of Engineering and Textile Technology, 4 Cantonment Road, Berhampore 742101, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India
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Abstract

The conditions for formation of ion acoustic weak double layer in a dusty plasma are investigated. In case of much lower value of ion-electron temperature ratio, the weak double layer is observed when the fraction of the negative charge in the plasma on the dust grain is ${\geq}0.45$, whereas for equal ion-electron temperature it is observed only when the fraction is ${\geq}0.6$. The parameter regimes of transition from compressive to rarefactive double layer are also specified.

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© EDP Sciences, 2006

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