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Debye shielding in a dusty plasma

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The phenomenon of Debye shielding is investigated in a dusty plasma consisting of Boltzmann electrons and ions, and negatively charged, massive dust grains. Both small and large amplitude electrostatic potentials are considered and a parameter study conducted.

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  1. R. Bharuthram

    Present address: Plasma Physics Research Institute, University of Natal, 4001, Durban, South Africa

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  1. Department of Physics, University of Durban-Westville, Durban, South Africa

    S. Vidhya Lakshmi & R. Bharuthram

  2. Institut für Theoretische Physik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany

    P. K. Shukla

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Lakshmi, S.V., Bharuthram, R. & Shukla, P.K. Debye shielding in a dusty plasma. Astrophys Space Sci 209, 213–219 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00627441

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