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- Title:
Non-Newtonian viscosity of complex-plasma fluids
- Document type:
- Article
- Author(s):
- Ivlev, A. V.; Steinberg, V.; Kompaneets, R.; Hoefner, H.; Sidorenko, I.; Morfill, G. E.
- Abstract:
- Investigations of shear flows in three-dimensional complex-plasma fluids produced in a dc discharge were carried out. The shear was induced either by an inhomogeneous gas flow or by a laser beam. The viscosity of complex plasmas was measured over a broad range of shear rates, up to the hydrodynamic limit when the discreteness becomes important. Analysis of the measurements reveals non-Newtonian behavior of complex plasmas accompanied by substantial shear thinning.
- Journal title:
- Phys. Rev. Lett.
- Year:
- 2007
- Journal volume:
- 98
- Month:
- APR 6
- Journal issue:
- 14
- Language:
- English
- Fulltext / DOI:
- doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.145003
- Publisher:
- AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOC
- Print-ISSN:
- 0031-9007
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