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The forced vertical oscillations of a single dust particle trapped in a standing striation are investigated. The particle oscillations associated with the displacement of the striation are induced by square wave modulation of discharge current. Amplitude frequency characteristics depending on the shapes of modulating signal are measured at pressure p = 0.16 torr. The resonance frequency, the eigenfrequency, the damping constant, and the amplitude of the resonance peak are determined. The quantitative description of the resonance behaviour of the dust particle is based on the theory of the forced harmonic oscillator. The Q-factor of a dusty plasma system is measured for the first time. The Q-factor takes the value of the order of several units, which indicates the large energy dissipation in the dusty plasma systems.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere201800170
Number of pages7
JournalContributions to Plasma Physics
Volume59
Issue number4-5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 May 2019

    Scopus subject areas

  • Condensed Matter Physics

    Research areas

  • Q-factor, dusty plasma, forced oscillations, glow discharge, resonance, striations, PLASMA

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