Abstract

Conditions are considered under which quasi-two-dimensional extended structures are formed consisting of charged dust grains that are suspended in a gravitational field by an external electric field. Formulas are derived that describe the relationships between the parameters of the intergrain interaction potential, the number of dust grains, and the gradients of the linear electric field of the device. A criterion is proposed that determines the onset of a new dust layer in a quasi-two-dimensional dust system.

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