The seasonal transport of the Saharan dust to the West African region, near the Gulf of Guinea, during northem winter has been studied over 12 years. Using an optical particle counter, the dust aerosols in the diamete...The seasonal transport of the Saharan dust to the West African region, near the Gulf of Guinea, during northem winter has been studied over 12 years. Using an optical particle counter, the dust aerosols in the diameter range 0.5-25 μm have been sampled at Kumasi （6040＇ N, l°34＇ W） in Ghana during the winter months of January-February from 1997 to 2009. The settling atmospheric dust particles observed during the peak Harmattan and the background Harmattan periods are analysed for the mean particle size, number and mass concentrations as well as the particle size-frequency. It is shown that the average daily particle diameter, number and mass concentrations obtained in the peak Harmattan periods are 1.57 ± 0.54 μm, 50 ± 25 particles/cm3 and 1,130 ± 994 μg/m3, respectively, while for the background Harmattan these values are correspondingly, 1.31 ±0.31 μm, 32 ±12 particles/cm3 and 576 ±429 μg/m3, respectively. These experimental results will be useful for the design of ambient air-filters and for understanding the West African climate change.展开更多
The dispersion relation is derived for three-dimensional dust-acoustic waves in a current-driven dusty plasmas with both positively and negatively charged dust particles. The dependencies of the frequency and the grow...The dispersion relation is derived for three-dimensional dust-acoustic waves in a current-driven dusty plasmas with both positively and negatively charged dust particles. The dependencies of the frequency and the growth rate on the wave number K, the intensity of magnetic field B, and the inclination angle θ have been numerically shown in this paper. The growth rate is negative for the laboratory dusty plasma, but it is positive for the cosmic dusty plasma. It is found that when the inclination angle θ = π/2, there is no instability. The effect of the electrostatic field Eo has also been studied in this paper.展开更多
The role of viscosity coefficient(η′), coulomb coupling parameter(Γ) and dust mass on the growth of jeans mode is investigated in strongly coupled dusty plasma using equations of Generalized Hydrodynamics(GH) Model...The role of viscosity coefficient(η′), coulomb coupling parameter(Γ) and dust mass on the growth of jeans mode is investigated in strongly coupled dusty plasma using equations of Generalized Hydrodynamics(GH) Model. The novel aspect of this work is that the force arising due to electrostatic pressure caused by grain grain interaction has been included in the dynamics of dust particles. This force is found to play a significant role in counter balancing the self gravity effect, thereby reducing the growth rate of jeans instability. The present work may provide more physical insight in understanding the mechanisms behind formation of planetesimals, stars etc.展开更多
Exposed to space plasma and solar radiation, electrostatic potential may build up in the lunar regolith, leading to a wealth of dust phenomena, including levitation, oscillation, and transport over the surface. Based ...Exposed to space plasma and solar radiation, electrostatic potential may build up in the lunar regolith, leading to a wealth of dust phenomena, including levitation, oscillation, and transport over the surface. Based on plasma sheath theory,the global near-surface plasma environment is modeled, and the dynamics of charged dust are investigated. Results show that sub-micron sized dust particles can be levitated by the electric field over the surface, forming a dust belt that changes in position and thickness depending on the solar zenith angle. On the dayside of the Moon, stably levitated particles are about ten times smaller, and collect in a thinner belt closer to the surface than do those on the nightside. Although the size and charge of stably levitated dust particles are dependent on ambient plasma conditions, initial charge and velocity, which are closely related to the dynamics of dust particles including charging, oscillation, and damping, will determine whether, or not, a particle can attain stable levitation. Horizontal electrostatic dust transport near to the terminator region may lead to net deposition of dust from the dark into the sunlit hemisphere. Finally, because of different charging processes that result due to rotation of the Moon, before precipitation,dust particles in the dusk terminator region may be transported much longer distances and oscillate to much higher altitude than these in the dawn terminator.展开更多
文摘The seasonal transport of the Saharan dust to the West African region, near the Gulf of Guinea, during northem winter has been studied over 12 years. Using an optical particle counter, the dust aerosols in the diameter range 0.5-25 μm have been sampled at Kumasi （6040＇ N, l°34＇ W） in Ghana during the winter months of January-February from 1997 to 2009. The settling atmospheric dust particles observed during the peak Harmattan and the background Harmattan periods are analysed for the mean particle size, number and mass concentrations as well as the particle size-frequency. It is shown that the average daily particle diameter, number and mass concentrations obtained in the peak Harmattan periods are 1.57 ± 0.54 μm, 50 ± 25 particles/cm3 and 1,130 ± 994 μg/m3, respectively, while for the background Harmattan these values are correspondingly, 1.31 ±0.31 μm, 32 ±12 particles/cm3 and 576 ±429 μg/m3, respectively. These experimental results will be useful for the design of ambient air-filters and for understanding the West African climate change.
文摘The dispersion relation is derived for three-dimensional dust-acoustic waves in a current-driven dusty plasmas with both positively and negatively charged dust particles. The dependencies of the frequency and the growth rate on the wave number K, the intensity of magnetic field B, and the inclination angle θ have been numerically shown in this paper. The growth rate is negative for the laboratory dusty plasma, but it is positive for the cosmic dusty plasma. It is found that when the inclination angle θ = π/2, there is no instability. The effect of the electrostatic field Eo has also been studied in this paper.
文摘The role of viscosity coefficient(η′), coulomb coupling parameter(Γ) and dust mass on the growth of jeans mode is investigated in strongly coupled dusty plasma using equations of Generalized Hydrodynamics(GH) Model. The novel aspect of this work is that the force arising due to electrostatic pressure caused by grain grain interaction has been included in the dynamics of dust particles. This force is found to play a significant role in counter balancing the self gravity effect, thereby reducing the growth rate of jeans instability. The present work may provide more physical insight in understanding the mechanisms behind formation of planetesimals, stars etc.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.41174115)
文摘Exposed to space plasma and solar radiation, electrostatic potential may build up in the lunar regolith, leading to a wealth of dust phenomena, including levitation, oscillation, and transport over the surface. Based on plasma sheath theory,the global near-surface plasma environment is modeled, and the dynamics of charged dust are investigated. Results show that sub-micron sized dust particles can be levitated by the electric field over the surface, forming a dust belt that changes in position and thickness depending on the solar zenith angle. On the dayside of the Moon, stably levitated particles are about ten times smaller, and collect in a thinner belt closer to the surface than do those on the nightside. Although the size and charge of stably levitated dust particles are dependent on ambient plasma conditions, initial charge and velocity, which are closely related to the dynamics of dust particles including charging, oscillation, and damping, will determine whether, or not, a particle can attain stable levitation. Horizontal electrostatic dust transport near to the terminator region may lead to net deposition of dust from the dark into the sunlit hemisphere. Finally, because of different charging processes that result due to rotation of the Moon, before precipitation,dust particles in the dusk terminator region may be transported much longer distances and oscillate to much higher altitude than these in the dawn terminator.
