Collective Physics of Dusty Plasmas in Astronomy and Space

尘埃等离子体出现在许多空间和天文环境中， 其中包括行星的大气层和光环，小行星带，彗星， 原恒星和原行星云，超新星遗迹， 星际介质和地球的电离层/磁层。 的 本研究的目的是进行探索性的理论研究 尘埃粒子的基础和应用集体物理学研究 等离子体与天体物理和空间有关 环境. 波浪和波浪的探索性试验计算 在尘埃等离子体的不稳定性将进行，使用动力学 方法，其中将包括一些独特的属性， 宇宙带电尘埃，如粒度分布。 的影响 带电尘埃颗粒对集体等离子体性质的影响， 检查各种天体物理和空间制度， 探索性的理论技术研究来治疗那些 将进行效果。 这是一个职业发展奖 在女性研究机会项目下

Dusty plasmas occur in many space and astronomical environments, among them planetary atmospheres and rings, asteroid zones, comets, protostellar and protoplanetary clouds, supernova remnants, the interstellar medium, and the Earth's ionosphere/magnetosphere. The objective of this research is to conduct exploratory theoretical studies of the basic and applied collective physics of dusty plasmas which are pertinent to astrophysical and space environments. Exploratory pilot calculations of waves and instabilities in dusty plasmas will be performed, using a kinetic approach, which would include some of the unique properties of cosmic charged dust such as grain size distributions. The effects of charged dust grains on collective plasma properties will be examined for various astrophysical and space regimes, and exploratory studies of theoretical techniques to treat those effects will be conducted. This is a Career Advancement Award under the Research Opportunities for Women program.