Kinetic models of partially ionized complex plasmas in the low frequency regime

Abstract

The results from three kinetic models of complex plasmas taking into account collisions with neutrals are compared in the low-frequency regime: The “full” model which considers the absorption of plasma fluxes on dust particles and dust charge fluctuations, the “multi-component” model where both these effects are neglected, and the “standard” model which takes into account the dust charge perturbations but not the absorption of fluxes. We derive and numerically evaluate expressions of the low frequency responses of these models, also taking into account the modification of the capture cross-sections due to the effect of neutrals. The role of plasma sources and collisions with neutrals is assessed by computing the plasma permittivities and static permittivities for all the three models.