Kinetic description of the Coulomb explosion of a spherically symmetric cluster

The particle distribution function is calculated for the Coulomb explosion of a spherically symmetric charged cluster formed through the interaction of intense ultrashort laser pulses with a cluster gas. The particle density and mean velocity distributions as well as the energy spectra of the accelerated particles are obtained. These characteristics are analyzed in detail for a cold cluster plasma, where the kinetic effects determine the physics of multiple flows emerging after the turnover of the cluster particle velocity profile. We find the boundaries of the multiple-flow regions and study the characteristics of an exploding cluster as a function of its initial density profile. The energy spectra of the accelerated ions are obtained for a cluster plasma with a specified cluster size distribution.     

On aggregate structures in a rod-like haematite particle suspension by means of Brownian dynamics simulations

We have investigated aggregation phenomena in a suspension composed of rod-like haematite particles by means of Brownian dynamics simulations. The magnetic moment of the haematite particles lies normal to the particle axis direction and therefore the present Brownian dynamics method takes into account the spin rotational Brownian motion about the particle axis. We have investigated the influence of the magnetic particle–field and particle–particle interactions, the shear rate and the volumetric fraction of particles on the particle aggregation phenomena. Snapshots of aggregate structures are used for a qualitative discussion and the cluster size distribution, radial distribution function and the orientational correlation functions of the direction of particle axis and magnetic moment are the focus for a quantitative discussion. The significant formation of raft-like clusters is found to occur at a magnetic particle–particle interaction strength much larger than that required for a magnetic spherical particle suspension. This is because the rotational Brownian motion has a significant influence on the formation of clusters in a suspension of rod-like particles with a large aspect ratio. An applied magnetic field enhances the formation of raft-like clusters. A shear flow does not have a significant influence on the internal structure of the clusters, but influences the cluster size distribution of the raft-like clusters.     

Study of low concentrated ionic ferrrofluid stability in magnetic field by ultrasound spectroscopy

Ultrasound spectroscopy has been used to investigate the effect of magnetic field on particle (cluster) size distribution in ionic ferrofluid. The method applied is non-destructive, fast and sensitive to structural changes of a suspension as it is based on measurements of ultrasonic attenuation. Changes in the ultrasound attenuation induced by an external magnetic field have been measured for different frequencies of the acoustic wave. According to the Harker-Temple theory, the aggregation process has been analysed on the basis of the cluster size distribution determined for different magnetic field intensities.     

Interaction between glow discharge plasma and dust particles

The effect of dust particle concentration on gas discharge plasma parameters was studied through development of a self-consistent kinetic model which is based on solving the Boltzmann equation for the electron distribution function. It was shown that an increase in the Havnes parameter causes an increase in the average electric field and ion density, as well as a decrease in the charge of dust particles and electron density in a dust particle cloud. Self-consistent simulations for a wide range of plasma and dust particle parameters produced several scaling laws: these are laws for dust particle potential and electric field as a function of dust particle concentration and radius, and the discharge current density. The simulation results demonstrate that the process of self-consistent accommodation of parameters of dust particles and plasma in condition of particle concentration growth causes a growth in the number of high-energy electrons in plasma, but not to depletion of electron distribution function.     

Der Einfluß eines Sterndichtegradienten auf die Verteilung des Gravitations-Mikrofeldes in Sternhaufen

The probability distribution of the gravitational microfield at a fixed space point in a stellar cluster is determined using the Markov-method and neglecting statistical correlations between individual stars so that they are moving independently of each other in the macroscopical field of the whole cluster. In presence of a stellar density gradient, the distribution of the deviations from the mean gravitational field is found to be an anisotropically deformed Holtsmarkian with its maximum shifted to a field deviation vector antiparallel to the density gradient.     

A numerical method for the analysis of polydisperse aerosol particles charging in a coaxial electrode system

In this paper, charging kinetics of polydisperse aerosol particles in a corona field of a coaxial electrode system is numerically analyzed for a logarithmic normal distribution of aerosol particle size. The particle charging and the particle current are calculated by using a charging model considering ion concentration and particle mobility. Particle charging profiles under varying ion density and electrical field intensity distributions of the charging chamber were revealed. A low charging profile in the transition region of bipolar corona field was demonstrated in the simulation results.     

势场中粒子行为的量子计算与模拟

从量子力学的基本原理出发,采用指数差分方法,利用Matlab,模拟了入射不同势场后的粒子密度分布情况.结果表明,改变势场分布及粒子入射方式,粒子密度分布会产生显著变化.该模拟适用面广,可应用于不同的物理问题.     

膨胀等离子体云的粒子密度时空分布

为了获得超高速碰撞产生等离子体粒子密度的时空分布特性,利用点电荷电场的1维理论模型,综合运用质量守恒方程、动量守恒方程、能量守恒方程和麦克斯韦方程,推导出了等离子体在膨胀过程中粒子密度的时空分布规律。通过对超高速碰撞2024-T4铝靶实验采集的原始数据分析,得到了超高速碰撞2024-T4铝靶产生膨胀等离子体云粒子密度的时空演化规律。     

Visualization study on the layer formation of electro-rheological fluid

The visualization study on the microstructure of the Electro-Rheological (ER) fluid was carried out. The dense particle motion was difficult to visualize because of the severe light scattering by the particle itself. In this study, the laser light sheet was illuminated to visualize the dense particle condition, 10 wt%. As the ER fluid, the cholesterol particles (∼20 mm) were dispersed into the silicone oil (10 cS). The humidity of particle was controlled to be 4%. The particle density was set to be 10 wt%. Under this condition, individual particle could not be distinguished. However, the particle cluster motion could be clearly visualized. With the electrical field, the chains of the particles were formed. The ER fluid with the chain was recorded onto the video camera. With higher electrical field, the layer of the particle was formed at the top and bottom electrode. The layer caused the decrease of the fluid channel width, resulting in the resistance to be increased. The effects of electrical field on the layer formation were experimentally investigated. The Mason number, which is the ratio of shear force to electrical force, was found to be the key parameter of the layer formation.     

Conceptual model of coalescence and break-up in the presence of external agitation

A Markovian probabilistic cellular automaton with the capability to capture the essential phenomenology of coalescence and break-up processes in the presence of external agitation is introduced. The existence of homogeneous stationary states of the model which admit large cluster formation for a range of agitation speeds is analytically predicted by mean field calculations. Through mean field analysis it is possible to obtain formulas that link experimental and model parameters on the base of simple measurable quantities. In this way, the experimental conditions for which a desirable stationary particle size distribution should be expected can be derived.     

Analytical models of laser-trigged ion acceleration

We review the recent advances in constructing analytical solutions of self-consistent Vlasov-Poisson equations in plasma. These solutions describe different physical phenomena, such as the ion acceleration in the adiabatic expansion of a plasma bunch and the Coulomb explosion of cluster plasma. The particle distribution function, mean velocity, and density distribution, as well as the energy spectra for accelerated ions, are discussed.     

铝中单空位正电子态的完全自洽计算

从第一性原理和两分量密度泛函理论出发,应用离散变分法和嵌入集团模型,计算了铝中单空位的正电子态。分析了外部晶格势场、集团大小和芯冻结近似对固体中正电子分布、正电子湮没特性的影响。同时讨论了完全自洽方法和简单方法对固体中正电子态计算的影响。 关键词：     

用脉冲激光全息术测量喷雾场中粒子的分布和运动速度

本文叙述了用脉冲激光全息术测量喷雾场中粒子的分布和运动速度的原理，阐明了同轴全息和离轴全息在测量雾场的应用范围，重点讨论了离轴全息。测量光学系统是４Ｆ系统，它可以测量粒子浓度大的雾场中大于５μｍ的粒子分布和运动速度。在平行光场区段，可进行不同装置、不同景深的喷雾研究，使每个粒子具有相同的放大倍数，它给再现、数据处理、粒子大小的标定都有很大的好处。文中还分析了在底片上形成干涉的各种情况；粒子直径ｄ，远场数Ｎ和从底片到粒子的距离Ｚ的关系。给出脉冲间隔为５μｓ；１０μｓ粗度为±０．１μｓ时不同直径粒子的分布和运动速度在电视屏幕上显示出来的照片。在上述实验结果的基础上讨论了粒子的识别，噪音的消除等问题。     

Colloidal assembly on magnetically vibrated stripes

We investigate the collective organization of paramagnetic colloidal particles externally driven above the periodic stripes of a uniaxial ferrimagnetic garnet film. An external field modulation induces vibration of the stripe walls and produces random motion of the particles. Defects in the stripe pattern break the symmetry of the potential and favor particle nucleation into large clusters above a critical density. Mismatch between particle size and pattern wavelength generates assemblies with different morphological order. At even higher field strengths, repulsive dipolar interactions between the particles induce cluster melting. We propose a novel approach to generate and externally control a variety of colloidal assemblies.     

Event-driven simulations of insulating grains in an external electric field

In this work we employ event-driven particle dynamics simulations for a system of spherical insulating grains interacting with an external electric field. This system resembles the electrostatic particle separation present on some industrial processes. Here, the particles collide inelastically with each other and with the container walls, for a constant normal and tangential restitution coefficients. During the collisions, the grains can acquire electric charge due to triboelectric contact charging, since two different species of insulating particles are mixed. Particle-particle electric interactions are not considered. Grains are also subjected to the gravitational field and rotation, and are confined in a cubic box with thermal walls in order to prevent the static equilibrium state. We calculate the mass and charge density profile, and the particle charge distribution for different values of the electric field and temperature of the walls. The particle charge distribution and the effect of particle sizes on the separation process were also investigated.     

Negative viscosity due to magnetic properties of a non-dilute suspension composed of ferromagnetic rod-like particles with magnetic moment normal to the particle axis

The negative viscosity of a colloidal dispersion composed of ferromagnetic rod-like particles, which have a magnetic moment normal to the particle axis, have been investigated. A simple shear flow problem has been treated to clarify the particle orientational distribution and rheological properties of such a semi-dense dispersion, under circumstances of an external magnetic field applied in the direction normal to the shear plane of a simple shear flow. The results obtained here are summarized as follows. For the cases of a very strong magnetic field and magnetic interactions between particles, the magnetic moment of the rod-like particles is significantly restricted in the magnetic field direction, so that the particle approximately aligns in the shear flow direction. Also, the particle can easily rotate around the axis of the cluster almost freely even in a simple shear flow. Characteristic orientational properties of the particle cause negative viscosity, as in the previous study for a dilute dispersion. However, magnetic particle-particle interactions have a function to make such negative viscosity decrease.     

Linear Boltzmann Equation as the Long Time Dynamics of an Electron Weakly Coupled to a Phonon Field

We consider the long time evolution of a quantum particle weakly interacting with a phonon field. We show that in the weak coupling limit the Wigner distribution of the electron density matrix converges to the solution of the linear Boltzmann equation globally in time. The collision kernel is identified as the sum of an emission and an absorption term that depend on the equilibrium distribution of the free phonon modes.     

Use of magnetic probes for diagnostics of pulse plasma

Results of the measurement of proper magnetic field of a plasma cluster and of the distribution of current density in the cluster are given in this paper. The disturbances introduced into plasma by a probe are analysed and the applicability of internal magnetic probe is verified. The construction of probe is described.     

Analytical results for the cluster size distribution in controlled deposition processes

This paper proposes a controlled particle deposition model for cluster growth on the substrate surface and then presents exact results for the cluster (island) size distribution. In the system, at every time step a fixed number of particles are injected into the system and immediately deposited onto the substrate surface. It investigates the cluster size distribution by employing the generalized rate equation approach. The results exhibit that the evolution behaviour of the system depends crucially on the details of the adsorption rate kernel. The cluster size distribution can take the Poisson distribution or the conventional scaling form in some cases, while it is of a quite complex form in other cases.