Proposal for an ad hoc Workshop on Magnetized Dusty Plasmas; Fall 2009, Auburn, AL

该奖项为一个关于磁化尘埃等离子体物理学的特设讲习班提供支持。这个为期三天的简短研讨会的主要目的是将美国尘埃等离子体领域的主要研究人员聚集在一起，为中等规模的磁化尘埃等离子体实验开发工作参数。研讨会将包括一系列演讲，然后进行长时间的讨论。讨论的主题包括：磁化尘埃等离子体实验的物理基础，磁化尘埃等离子体中的新波模式，实验限制和诊断需要。研讨会将在奥本的奥本大学举行，该活动将促进尘埃等离子体物理学的科学研究。目前很少有研究集中在磁场对尘埃等离子体或嵌入顺磁性粒子的等离子体的影响。这次研讨会将作为探索尘埃等离子体研究这一制度的重要的第一步。

This award provides support for an ad hoc workshop on the physics of a magnetized dusty plasma. The primary aim of this short, 3-day workshop will be to bring together leading US researchers in the dusty plasma community to develop the working parameters for a mid-scale magnetized dusty plasma experiment.The workshop will consist of a series of presentations followed by lengthy discussions.Topics under discussion will include: physics basis for magnetized dusty plasma experiments, new wave modes in magnetized dusty plasmas, experimental limitations and diagnostic needs.The workshop will be held at Auburn University in Auburn, AL in Fall, 2009.The activity will advance the scientific study of the physics of dusty plasmas. There are presently very few studies focused on the impact of magnetic fields on dusty plasma or plasmas with embedded paramagnetic particles. This workshop will serve as an important first step to explore this regime of dusty plasma research.