Analytical Calculation of the Composition of Thermal Dusty Plasma with Metal Particles

Abstract

© 2020, Pleiades Publishing, Ltd. Abstract: For a thermal dusty plasma with metal particles, the relations of the particle charge to the temperature of the system and the particle size have been obtained using a two-plasma model and the approximation of a rectangular potential well. The number densities of electrons and ions in the plasma have been determined for various temperatures and particle sizes of the system. It has been shown that in the case of metal particles, the ionization of the buffer gas leads to underestimation of the charge in comparison with the case when the ionization of the gas is negligible.