Complex plasmas differ from traditional plasmas in many ways: these are low-temperature high pressure systems containing nanometer to micrometer size particles which may be highly charged and strongly interacting. The particles may be chemically reacting or be in contact with solid surfaces, and the electrons may show quantum behaviour. These interesting properties have led to many applications of complex plasmas in technology, medicine and science.
Yet complex plasmas are extremely complicated, both experimentally and theoretically, and require a variety of new approaches which go beyond standard plasma physics courses. This book fills this gap presenting an introduction to theory, experiment and computer simulation in this field. Based on tutorial lectures at a very successful recent Summer Institute, the presentation is ideally suited for graduate students, plasma physicists and experienced undergraduates.
Author(s): Patrick Ludwig, Michael Bonitz, Jürgen Meichsner (auth.), Michael Bonitz, Norman Horing, Patrick Ludwig (eds.)
Series: Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics 59
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 450
Tags: Atoms and Molecules in Strong Fields, Laser Matter Interaction;Plasma Physics;Electrochemistry;Engineering, general
Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Complex Plasmas....Pages 3-13
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
Principles of Transport in Multicomponent Plasmas....Pages 17-39
Introduction to Quantum Plasmas....Pages 41-77
Introduction to Quantum Plasma Simulations....Pages 79-107
Quantum Effects in Plasma Dielectric Response: Plasmons and Shielding in Normal Systems and Graphene....Pages 109-132
Front Matter....Pages 133-133
Imaging Diagnostics in Dusty Plasmas....Pages 135-153
Structure and Dynamics of Finite Dust Clusters....Pages 155-174
Statistical Theory of Spherically Confined Dust Crystals....Pages 175-201
PIC–MCC Simulations of Capacitive High-Frequency Discharge Dynamics with Nanoparticles....Pages 203-230
Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Strongly Correlated Dusty Plasmas....Pages 231-264
Front Matter....Pages 265-265
Nonthermal Reactive Plasmas....Pages 267-297
Formation and Deposition of Nanosize Particles on Surfaces....Pages 299-314
Kinetic and Diagnostic Studies of Molecular Plasmas Using Laser Absorption Techniques....Pages 315-343
X-Ray Diagnostics of Plasma-Deposited Thin Layers....Pages 345-365
The Use of Nonthermal Plasmas in Environmental Applications....Pages 367-394
Complex (Dusty) Plasmas: Application in Material Processing and Tools for Plasma Diagnostics....Pages 395-442
Back Matter....Pages 443-447
