Balancing the fluxes : how deposited dust is charged

L.C.J. Heijmans; S. Nijdam

Balancing the fluxes : how deposited dust is charged

L.C.J. Heijmans, S. Nijdam

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Abstract

A dust particle on a surface will be electrically charged when a plasma is applied above it. This will cause an electric force on it, that is thought to be responsible for the lofting of dust grains from, for example, extra-terrestrial bodies. Control over this process might lead to a novel cleaning technique for the high-tech industry. The theory that describes this charging of deposited particles is, however, underdeveloped. In this contribution we present a novel model to simulate the charge on a non-conducting particle on a surface in a plasma. It is based on balancing the ion and electron fluxes through the plasma sheath towards the particle. With this, we show that the charge on a particle on a surface can be five orders of magnitude higher than what was previously assumed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 18th Euregional Workshop on the Exploration of Low Temperature Plasma Physics (WELTPP-18 2015), 3-4 December 2015, Kerkrade, The Netherlands
Publication status	Published - 3 Dec 2015
Event	18th Euregional Workshop on the Exploration of Low Temperature Plasma Physics (WELTPP 2015) - Conference centre "Rolduc", Kerkrade, Netherlands Duration: 3 Dec 2015 → 4 Dec 2015 http://phys.tue.nl/pmp/WELTPP/home/151001_ann_fin.pdf

Workshop

Workshop	18th Euregional Workshop on the Exploration of Low Temperature Plasma Physics (WELTPP 2015)
Abbreviated title	WELTPP-18
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Kerkrade
Period	3/12/15 → 4/12/15
Internet address	http://phys.tue.nl/pmp/WELTPP/home/151001_ann_fin.pdf

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Heijmans, LCJ & Nijdam, S 2015, Balancing the fluxes : how deposited dust is charged. in Proceedings of the 18th Euregional Workshop on the Exploration of Low Temperature Plasma Physics (WELTPP-18 2015), 3-4 December 2015, Kerkrade, The Netherlands. 18th Euregional Workshop on the Exploration of Low Temperature Plasma Physics (WELTPP 2015), Kerkrade, Netherlands, 3/12/15.

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