Charge distribution features of fine-dispersed dust grains in low-temperature space plasma

1Klymenko, Yu.O, 1Cheremnykh, ОК
1Space Research Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the State Space Agency of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
Kosm. nauka tehnol. 2003, 9 ;(5-6):130-135
https://doi.org/10.15407/knit2003.05.130
Publication Language: Russian
Abstract: 
To describe charge properties of space dusty plasma, we applied the detailed balance method which takes adequately into account the discreteness of charge inflow on a dust grain. A system of equations is obtained which enables us to find analytically the shape of the charge probabilities with great and small charges on a dusty grain. We found the conditions under which the steady-state charge distribution is Gaussian shaped one. The grain surface potential is demonstrated to depends on the grain radius but to be not constant as generally believed.
Keywords: detailed balance method, dust grains, space plasma
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