Abstract
Introducing foreign particles into a complex plasma chain results in various discrete oscillation modes other than the continuum lattice mode. In this work, the discrete local modes in a complex plasma chain with different number of foreign particles are studied theoretically. The relation of the foreign particles and the number of modes is given, and the properties of discrete local modes are discussed. The quantum characteristics of such a macroscopic classical system and the degeneracy of an "energy" (frequency) level in the chain are found.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 123703 |
| Journal | Physics of Plasmas |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 12 |
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| State | Published - Dec 1 2017 |