Research Activities of the Colloidal (Dusty) Plasma Group
Dusty Plasmas under weightlessness
- Active particles in dusty plasmas (DLR project ACTICOM)
- Machine-Learning for COMPACT (DLR project MALCOM)
- Phase boundaries in binary systems
- Demixing processes
- Three-dimensional dynamics of boundaries
3D imaging and analysis
Magnetized dusty plasmas
- Ion focus
- Particle charging
- RF discharges in magnetic fields
Order phenomena in dusty plasmas
- Structure of 3D finite dust clusters
- Oscillation modes
- Laser-driven phase transitions
Diagnostics and manipulation
- Stereoscopy with multiple cameras
- Partilce manipulation with focussed laser beams
- Phase-resolved emission spectroscopy with ICCD cameras