
%0 Journal Article
%A Tachibana, K 
%A Hayashi, Y 
%T Analysis of the Coulomb-solidification Process in Particle Plasmas
%J Australian Journal of Physics
%D 1995/06/01
%V 48
%N 3
%P 469-478
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/PH950469
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/PH950469 
%X The Coulomb-solidification process is analysed using Mie-scattering ellipsometry with the assistance of photography and scanning electron microscopy. Spherical monodisperse carbon particles are observed to grow in a methane plasma. The Coulomb-coupling parameter at the liquid-to-solid phase transition is evaluated to be around 200, which is close to the value predicted by a Monte Carlo simulation. The growth of monodisperse particles of pss: size having the same charge favours the formation of a Coulomb solid. 
