Voids and complex cloud patterns have been observed in a radio frequency (rf) discharge dusty plasma system. The structures and behaviors of these patterns were investigated in two- and three-dimensions by shifting an...Voids and complex cloud patterns have been observed in a radio frequency (rf) discharge dusty plasma system. The structures and behaviors of these patterns were investigated in two- and three-dimensions by shifting an il- lumination laser sheet beam up and down. Two-dimensional (2D) circular voids, thin ring voids, and their coexistent voids were observed at the early stage of particle growth. The cor- responding three-dimensional (3D) structures were dome, shell, and their coexistent voids, respectively. The complex fluid-like cloud patterns occurred above the 3D dome voids. The origin and evolution process of the complex dust cloud patterns need a further theoretical explanation.展开更多
文摘Voids and complex cloud patterns have been observed in a radio frequency (rf) discharge dusty plasma system. The structures and behaviors of these patterns were investigated in two- and three-dimensions by shifting an il- lumination laser sheet beam up and down. Two-dimensional (2D) circular voids, thin ring voids, and their coexistent voids were observed at the early stage of particle growth. The cor- responding three-dimensional (3D) structures were dome, shell, and their coexistent voids, respectively. The complex fluid-like cloud patterns occurred above the 3D dome voids. The origin and evolution process of the complex dust cloud patterns need a further theoretical explanation.
