Physics and Applications of Complex Plasmas

At the frontiers of physics and chemistry lies the new and rapidly emerging area of complex plasma systems. The study of complex plasma systems that contain colloid nano/microscopic particles is now actively pursued in a diverse range of scientific fields ? from plasma and gas discharge physics, to astrophysics, materials science and engineering. This book highlights, in a systematic, insightful, and perceptive way, the fundamental physics and industrial applications of complex plasmas, with emphasis on the conditions relevant to laboratory gas discharges and industrial plasma reactors. It provides a specialized and comprehensive description of the most recent theoretical, experimental, and modeling efforts to understand the unique properties of complex plasma systems involving the stability, dynamics, and self-organization of colloid particles and their associations. Special attention is focused on the physical understanding of up-to-date developments in major technological applicati

# Basics of Plasma-Dust Particle Interactions # Production and Diagnostics of Complex Plasmas # Particle Dynamics in a Complex Plasma # Structures and Phase Transitions in Complex Plasmas # Waves and Instabilities in Complex Plasmas # Fine Particles in Industrial Applications