Emergence of kinetic behavior in streaming ultracold neutral plasmas

dc.citation.articleNumber43514en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber4en_US
dc.citation.journalTitlePhysics of Plasmasen_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber22en_US
dc.contributor.authorMcQuillen, P.en_US
dc.contributor.authorCastro, J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBradshaw, S.J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKillian, T.C.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-15T17:23:58Zen_US
dc.date.available2017-05-15T17:23:58Zen_US
dc.date.issued2015en_US
dc.description.abstractWe create streaming ultracold neutral plasmas by tailoring the photoionizing laser beam that creates the plasma. By varying the electron temperature, we control the relative velocity of the streaming populations, and, in conjunction with variation of the plasma density, this controls the ion collisionality of the colliding streams. Laser-induced fluorescence is used to map the spatially resolved density and velocity distribution function for the ions. We identify the lack of local thermal equilibrium and distinct populations of interpenetrating, counter-streaming ions as signatures of kinetic behavior. Experimental data are compared with results from a one-dimensional, two-fluid numerical simulation.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMcQuillen, P., Castro, J., Bradshaw, S.J., et al.. "Emergence of kinetic behavior in streaming ultracold neutral plasmas." <i>Physics of Plasmas,</i> 22, no. 4 (2015) AIP Publishing LLC: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4918705.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4918705en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/94257en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherAIP Publishing LLCen_US
dc.rightsArticle is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use.en_US
dc.titleEmergence of kinetic behavior in streaming ultracold neutral plasmasen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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