Tracking dust: tracking and state estimation for dusty plasmas

Jason F. Ralph; Dmitry Samsonov; Celine Durniak; Gregor E. Morfill

doi:10.1117/12.818508

11 May 2009 Tracking dust: tracking and state estimation for dusty plasmas

Jason F. Ralph, Dmitry Samsonov, Celine Durniak, Gregor E. Morfill

Proceedings Volume 7336, Signal Processing, Sensor Fusion, and Target Recognition XVIII; 73361H (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.818508
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2009, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Complex (dusty) plasmas - consisting of micron-sized grains within an ion-electron plasma - are a unique vehicle for studying the kinematics of microscopic systems. Although they are mesoscopic, they embody many of the major structural properties of conventional condensed matter systems (fluid-like and crystal-like states) and they can be used to probe the structural dynamics of such complex systems. Modern state estimation and tracking techniques allow complex systems to be monitored automatically and provide mechanisms for deriving mathematical models for the underlying dynamics - identifying where known models are deficient and suggesting new dynamical models that better match the experimental data. This paper discusses how modern tracking and state estimation techniques can be used to explore and control important physical processes in complex plasmas: such as phase transitions, wave propagation and viscous flow.

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Jason F. Ralph, Dmitry Samsonov, Celine Durniak, and Gregor E. Morfill "Tracking dust: tracking and state estimation for dusty plasmas", Proc. SPIE 7336, Signal Processing, Sensor Fusion, and Target Recognition XVIII, 73361H (11 May 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.818508

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