Abstract
This chapter discusses the physics of complex (dusty) plasmas — low-temperature plasmas containing charged microparticles — and the major types of experimental dusty plasmas. Various elementary processes, including grain charging in different regimes, interaction between charged particles, and momentum exchange between different species are investigated. The major forces on microparticles and features of the particle dynamics in dusty plasmas are described. An overview of the wave properties in different phase states, as well as results on the phase transitions between different crystalline and liquid states are presented. Special attention is given to “crystallization” of dusty plasmas. Results of investigations of dusty plasmas under microgravity conditions are discussed in detail. Properties of plasmas with nonspherical particles are considered. Possible applications of dusty plasmas and new directions in experimental research are considered.
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