DUST PARTICLE CHARGE DETERMINATION IN CONSIDERATION OF NON-LOCAL EFFECTS IN A STRATIFIED GLOW DISCHARGE

Abstract

A new theoretical method of dust particle charge determination is provided. This method is based on the calculation of the ion and electron fluxes on the dust particle surface in a spatially periodic strata field. The electron flux is calculated through the non-local electron distribution function (EDF), which is formed by inhomogeneous strata potential. The comparison between proposed theoretical method and the traditional method of using Maxwell EDF for dust particle charge calculation is done