Publications

Recent Publications (2015-present)

Thomas, Edward & Lynch, Brian & Konopka, Uwe & Menati, Mohamad & Williams, Stephen & Merlino, Robert & Rosenberg, Marlene. (2019). Pattern formation in strongly magnetized plasmas: observations from the Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiment (MDPX) device. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 62. DOI: 10.1088/1361-6587/ab410c. PDF

Hall, Taylor & Thomas, Edward & Avinash, Khare & Merlino, Robert & Rosenberg, Marlene. (2018). Methods for the characterization of imposed, ordered structures in MDPX. Physics of Plasmas. 25. DOI:103702. 10.1063/1.5049594. 

Merlino, R. & Thomas, E. & Lynch, B. & LeBlanc, S. & Hall, T. & Konopka, U. & Rosenberg, M.. (2018). The magnetized dusty plasma experiment (MDPX). AIP Conference Proceedings. 1928. 020011. DOI: 10.1063/1.5021576

Merlino, R. & Meyer, John & Barkan, A. & Avinash, K. & Sen, Abhijit. (2018). Coulomb explosion and fission of charged dust clusters. AIP Conference Proceedings. 1925. 020021. DOI:10.1063/1.5020409. PDF

Hood, R & Scheiner, Brett & Baalrud, Scott & Hopkins, Matthew & Barnat, E. & Yee, Benjamin & Merlino, R & Skiff, Fred. (2016). Ion flow and sheath structure near positively biased electrodes. Physics of Plasmas. 23. DOI: 10.1063/1.4967870. PDF 

Merlino, R. & Meyer, John & Avinash, K. & Sen, Abhijit. (2016). Coulomb fission of a dusty plasma. Physics of Plasmas. 23. 064506. DOI:10.1063/1.4954906. PDF 

Thomas, Edward & Konopka, Uwe & Merlino, Robert & Rosenberg, Marlene. (2016). Initial measurements of two- and three-dimensional ordering, waves, and plasma filamentation in the Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiment. Physics of Plasmas. 23. 055701.DOI: 10.1063/1.4943112.

Thomas, Edward & Lynch, Brian & Konopka, Uwe & Merlino, Robert & Rosenberg, Marlene. (2015). Observations of imposed ordered structures in a dusty plasma at high magnetic field. Physics of Plasmas. 22. 030701. DOI: 10.1063/1.4914089PDF 

E. Thomas Jr., U. Konopka, D. Artic, B. Lynch, S. LeBlanc, S. Adams, R. L. Merlino, M. Rosenberg J.The magnetized dusty plasma experiment (MDPX). Plasma Physics 81, 345810206 (2015) DOI: 10.1017/S0022377815000148 

2014

Flow of dusty plasma around an obstacle, John K. Meyer, Robert L. Merlino, Jonathon R. Heinrich, and S. H. Kim, IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. 42(10), 2690-2691 (2014). DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2014.2302374PDF reprint 

Preliminary characteristics of magnetic field and plasma performance in the Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiment, E. Thomas, Jr., A. M. Dubois, B. Lynch, S. Adams, R. Fisher, D. Artis, S. Leblanc, U. Konopka, R. L. Merlino, and M. Rosenberg Journal of Plasma Physics, Published online 25 June 2014, DOI: 10.1017/S0022377814000270PDF reprint

25 Years of Dust Acoustic Waves, R. L. Merlino, Journal of Plasma Physics, 80, 773-786 (2014).DOI: 10.1017/S0022377814000312, PDF reprint

Note on the nature of the transition of a system in a non-equilibrium state to a system in an equilibrium state, E. G. D. Cohen and R. L. Merlino, Journal of Computational and Theoretical Transport, vol. 43 (1-7), pp. 3-5, 2014.DOI: 10.1080/00411450.2013.878849

Clausius' Entropy Revisited, E. G. D. Cohen and R. L. Merlino Modern Physics Letters B Vol. 28, No. 09, 1450073 (2014) https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1401/1401.0753.pdf

2013

Design criteria for the Magnetized Dusty Plasma eXperiment (MDPX), Edward Thomas, Jr., Robert L. Merlino, and Marlene Rosenberg IEEE Trans. Plas. Sci. 41, 811-815 (2013)DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2012.2236360, PDF reprint  

Interaction of a biased wire with a flowing dusty plasma, John K. Meyer, Jonathon R. Heinrich, Su-Hyun Kim, and Robert L. Merlino J. Plasma Physics, 79(5). 677-682 (2013). DOI: 10.1017/S0022377813000299, PDF reprint

Transient bow shock around a cylinder in a supersonic dusty plasma, John K. Meyer and Robert L. Merlino Phys. Plasmas 20, 074501 (2013) DOI: 10.1063/1.4812460, PDF reprint

Thermal energy density of dust in dusty plasmas: Experiment and Theory R. Fisher, K. Avinash, E. Thomas, R. Merlino, and V. Gupta Phys. Rev. E 88, 031101(R) (2013) DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.88.031101, PDF reprint

Drift instability in a positive ion-negative ion plasma,  M. Rosenberg and R. L. Merlino J. Plasma Phys. 79 (5), 949-952 (2013); DOI: 10.1017/S0022377813000858PDF reprint

Low-frequency electrostatic waves in a magnetized, current-free heavy negative ion plasma, S.H.Kim, R. L. Merlino, J. K. Meyer, and M. Rosenberg Journal of Plasma Physics, 79 (6), 1107-1111 (2013); DOI:10.1017/S0022377813001074 PDF reprint

2012

K. A. Pacha, J. Heinrich, S.-H. Kim, and R. L. Merlino, Observation of the Taylor instability in a dusty plasma, Phys. Plasmas 19, 014501 (2012). DOI:10.1063/1.3671971, PDF reprint

R. L. Merlino, Second order dust acoustic wave theory, Physica Scripta 85, 035506 (2012). DOI: 10.1088/0031-8949/85/03/035506PDF reprint

R. L. Merlino, J. Heinrich, S.-H. Kim, J. K. Meyer, Nonlinear dust acoustic waves and shocks Phys. Plasmas 19, 057301 (2012). DOI: 10.1063/1.3693972, PDF reprint

 K. Avinash, P. K. Shukla and R. L. Merlino The effect of an external magnetic field on a critical point for the phase separation in a dusty plasma Phys. Scr. 86, 035504 (2012). DOI: 10.1088/0031-8949/86/03/035504PDF reprint

R. L. Merlino, J. R. Heinrich, S-H. Kim, and J. K. Meyer Dusty Plasmas: Experiments on nonlinear dust acoustic waves, shocks, and structures EPS/ICPP 2012 Invited Plenary Talk, Stockholm, Sweden Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 54, 124014 (2012).DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/0741-3335/54/12/124014 PDF reprint

J. R. Heinrich, S.-H. Kim, J. K. Meyer, R. L. Merlino, M. Rosenberg Secondary dust density waves excited by nonlinear dust acoustic waves Phys. Plasmas 19, 083702-1-5 (2012) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4742992 PDF reprint

 E. Thomas, Jr., R. L. Merlino, and M. Rosenberg, Magnetized dusty plasmas: the next frontier for complex plasma research, Plasma Phys.Control. Fusion 54, 124034 (2012). DOI: 10.1088/0741-3335/54/12/124034 PDF reprint

2011

M. Rosenberg, R. L. Merlino, and P. K. Shukla, On the possibility of refraction of dust acoustic waves, Journal of Plasma Physics 77, 231-236 (2011). DOI: 10.1017/S0022377810000140

R. L. Merlino, J. R. Heinrich, and S. H. Kim, Nonlinear dust acoustic waves, shocks, and stationary structures in a DC glow discharge dusty plasma, AIP Conf. Proc. 1397, 24 (2011), DOI: 10.1063/1.3659735PDF

 K. Avinash, R. L. Merlino, and P. K. Shukla, Anomalous dust temperature in dusty plasma experiments, Phys. Lett. A 375, 2854-2857 (2011) DOI:10.1016.physleta2011.06.009, PDF

J. Heinrich, S.-H. Kim, and R. L. Merlino, Observations of a structure-forming instability in a dc-glow-discharge dusty plasma Physical Review E 84, 026403, 2011.DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.84.026403, PDF

 J. Heinrich, S.-H. Kim, J. Meyer, and R. L. Merlino, Experimental quiescent drifting dusty plasmas and temporal dust acoustic wave growth, DOI: 10.1063/1.3660546PDF

2010

J. Heinrich, S.-H. Kim, J. Meyer, and R. L. Merlino,
Dust jets produced by a dust-discharge instability,
Phys. Plasmas 17, 083702 (2010).DOI: 10.1063/1.3470093PDF

2009

M. ROSENBERG AND R. L. MERLINO
Instability of higher harmonic electrostatic ion cyclotron waves in a negative ion plasma J. Plasma Phys. 75, 495 (2009). DOI: 10.1017/S0022377808007642, PDF

S. KHRAPAK, V. NOSENKO, G. MORFILL, AND R. L. MERLINO
Improved theoretical approximation for the ion drag force in a collisionless plasma with strong ion-grain coupling
Phys. Plasmas 16, 044507 (2009).DOI: 10.1063/1.3122049PDF

J. R. HEINRICH, S.-H. KIM AND R. L. MERLINO
Laboratory observations of self-excited dust acoustic shocks
Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 115002 (2009) DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.115002, PDF

V. NOSENKO, S. K. ZHDANOV, S.-H. KIM, J. HEINRICH, R. L. MERLINO, AND G. E. MORFILL, Measurements of the power spectrum and dispersion relation for self-excited dust acoustic waves, Europhys. Letters (EPL) 88, 65001 (2009).DOI: 10.1209/0295-5075/88/65001, PDF

R. L. MERLINO, Dust acoustic waves driven by an ion-dust streaming instability in laboratory discharge dusty plasma experiments, Phys. Plasmas 16, 124501 (2009).DOI: 10.1063/1.3271155, PDF

 R. L. MERLINO, Book Review, Elementary Physics of Complex Plasmas, Lecture Notes on Physics, Vol. 731, by V. N.Tsytovich,
G. E. Morfill, S. V. Vladimirov, and H. M. Thomas, Springer, Berlin Heidelberg, 2008, J. Plasmas Phys. 75, 709-711 (2009). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022377809990225, PDF

N. BRENNING, R. L. MERLINO, D. LUNDIN, M. A. RAADU, AND U. HELMERSSON, Faster-than-Bohm cross-B electron transport in strongly pulsed plasmas, Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 225003 (2009) DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.225003, PDF

 R. L. MERLINO, Dust-Acoustic Waves: Visible Sound Waves, Proceedings of the 2009 ICTP Summer College on Plasma Physics and the International Symposium on Cutting Edge Plasma Physics, in New Developments in Nonlinear Plasma Physics, Edited by Bengt Eliasson and Padma K. Shukla,
AIP Conference Proceedings 1188, American Institute of Physics, Melville, NY, 2009, pages 141-152. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3266792PDF preprint

2008

M. ROSENBERG, E. THOMAS, JR. AND R. L. MERLINO
A note on dust wave excitation in a  plasma with warm dust: Comparison with experiment
Phys. Plasmas 15, 073701 (2008) DOI: 10.1063/1.2943218, PDF

S.-H. KIM, J. R. HEINRICH, M. MILLER AND R. L. MERLINO, 
Bayard-Alpert gauge sensitivity for C7F14, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 26, 1355-1356 (2008) DOI: 10.1116/1.2952455, PDF

SU-HYUN KIM, J. R. HEINRICH, AND R. L. MERLINO
Electrostatic ion-cyclotron waves in a plasma with heavy negative ions, Planetary and Space Sci. 56, 1552-1559, 2008. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2008.07.020PDF

SU-HYUN KIM, J. R. HEINRICH, AND R. L. MERLINO, Diffraction of dust acoustic waves by a circular cylinder, Phys. Plasmas 15, 090701 (2008) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2977986, PDF

R. L. MERLINO AND S.-H. KIM, Measurement of the electron attachment rates for SF6 and C7F14 at Te = 0.2 eV in magnetized Q machine plasma, J. Chem. Phys., 129, 224310 (2008), DOI: 10.1063/1.3039078, PDF

2007

SU-HYUN KIM and R. L. MERLINO, Electron attachment to C7F14 and SF6 in a thermally ionized potassium plasma
Phys. Rev. E 76, 035401(R) (2007)DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.76.035401, PDF

M. ROSENBERG and R. L. MERLINO
Ion acoustic instability in a dusty negative ion plasma
Planet. Space Sci. 55, 1464, (2007) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2007.04.012, PDF

V. NOSENKO, R. FISHER, , R. L. MERLINO, S. KHRAPAK, G. MORFILL, K. AVINASH, Measurement of the ion drag force in a collisionless plasma with strong ion-grain coupling, Phys. Plasmas 14, 103702 (2007), DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2783221PDF

R. L. MERLINO, Understanding Langmuir probe current-voltage characteristics, Am. J. Phys. 75, 1078 (2007), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2772282PDF

E. THOMAS, R. FISHER, AND R. L. MERLINO, Observations of dust acoustic waves driven at high frequencies: Finite dust temperature effects and wave interference, Phys. Plasmas 14, 123701 (2007) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2815795, PDF 

2006

SU-HYUN KIM, ROBERT L. MERLINO AND GURUDAS I. GANGULI
Generation of  ‘spiky’ potential structures associated with multi-harmonic electrostatic ion cyclotron waves, Phys. Plasmas 13, 012901 (2006) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2148919PDF

SU-HYUN KIM AND ROBERT L. MERLINO, Charging of dust grains in a plasma with negative ions, Phys. Plasmas 13, 052118 (2006) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2204830 PDF

ROBERT L. MERLINO and  SU-HYUN KIM, Charge neutralization of dust particles in a plasma with negative ions, Appl. Phys. Lett., 89, 091501 (2006) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2204830, PDF

2005

S. I. POPEL, T. V. LOSSEVA , R. L. MERLINO, S. N. ANDREEV , and A. P. GOLUB, Dissipative processes and dust ion-acoustic shocks in a Q machine device, Phys. Plasmas 12, 054501, 2005. DOI: 10.1063/1.1885476, PDF

R. L. MERLINO AND N. D’ANGELO, Electron and ion inertia effects on current driven collisional dust acoustic, dust ion acoustic and ion acoustic instabilities, Phys. Plasmas 12, 054504 (2005) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1889445, PDF

S. I. POPEL, T. V. LOSSEVA, A. P. GOLUB, R. L. MERLINO AND S. N. ANDREEV, Dust ion acoustic shocks in a Q machine device
Contrib. Plasmas Phys. 45, 461-475 (2005) DOI: 10.1002/ctpp.200510052. PDF

R.L.MERLINO, Experimental investigations of dusty plasmas,
New Vistas in Dusty Plasmas; Fourth International Conference on the Physics of Dusty Plasmas, edited by L. Buofendi, M. Mikikian and P. K.Shukla
AIP Conference Proceedings Vol.799, Melville, New York, 2005, America Institute of Physics, pp. 3-11. DOI: 10.1063/1.2134567, PDF

 

 

2004

E. THOMAS, JR.,  K. AVINASH,  R. L. MERLINO, Probe induced voids in a dusty plasma, Phys. Plasmas, 11, 1770-1774,(2004) DOI: 10.1063/1.1688333PDF

R. L. MERLINO AND J. A. GOREE, Dusty plasmas in the laboratory, industry, and space, Physics Today, July 2004, p 32-38, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1784300, PDF

E. AGRIMSON, SU-HYUN KIM, M. J. MILLER,  N. D’ANGELO,  R. L. MERLINO AND G. GANGULI, Amplification of electrostatic ion cyclotron waves in a plasma with magnetic field aligned ion flow shear and no electron current, Phys. Plasmas 11, 4501-4505 (2004), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1780531PDF

2003

E. AGRIMSON, S. KIM, N. D'ANGELO, AND R. L. MERLINO, Effect of parallel velocity shear on the electrostatic ion cyclotron instability in filamentary current channels, Phys. Plasmas 10, 3850-3852 (2003). DOI: 10.1063/1.1604394 PDF

K. AVINASH, A. BHATTACHARJEE, AND R. L. MERLINO,
Effect of Charge Reduction on Shielding in Dusty Plasmas, Phys. Plasmas, 10, 2663-2666 (2003), DOI: 10.1063/1.1582185PDF

R. L. MERLINO, Waves and Instabilities in Dusty Plasmas
Invited Review Talk: 15th Topical Conference on Radio Frequency Power in Plasmas, Moran, WY 2003. Radio Frequency Power in Plasmas: Editor: Cary B. Forest, AIP Conference Proceedings 694, pages 3-14, (2003) American Institute of Physics. PDF

2002

E. AGRIMSON, N. D'ANGELO, AND R. L. MERLINO, Effect of parallel velocity shear on the excitation of electrostatic ion cyclotron waves, Phys. Lett. A 293, 260-265 (2002) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0375-9601(02)00026-9PDF

R. L. MERLINO, Electrostatic Ion Cyclotron Waves Driven by Parallel Velocity Shear, Phys. Plasmas 9, 1824-1825 (2002) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0375-9601(02)00026-9, PDF

S. I. POPEL, A. P. GOLUB, T. V. LOSSEVA, S. N. ANDREEV, R. L. MERLINO, AND R. BINGHAM, Landau Damping in Formation and Propagation of Dust Ion Acoustic Perturbations in Complex Plasmas, Proceedings of the 29th EPS Conference on Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, Montreux  17 – 21 June 2002 ECA Vol. 26B, P-4.202 (2002).DOI: 10.1.1.542.9980, PDF

2001

Q-Z LUO, N. DANGELO, AND R. L. MERLINO, The Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability in a Plasma with Negatively Charged Dust
Physics of Plasmas 8, 31-35 (2001) DOI: 10.1063/1.1323755PDF

E. THOMAS AND R. L. MERLINO, Dust Particle Motion in the Vicinity of Dust Acoustic Waves, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 29, 152-157 (2001). DOI: 10.1109/27.923685, PDF

E. AGRIMSON, N. D'ANGELO, AND R. L. MERLINO, Excitation of Ion-Acoustic-Like Waves by Sub-Critical Currents in a Plasma Having Equal Electron and Ion Temperatures, Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 5282-5285 (2001) DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.5282PDF

2000

Q-Z LUO, N. DANGELO, AND R. L. MERLINO, Ion Acoustic Shock Formation in a Converging Magnetic Field Geometry, Physics of Plasmas 7, 2370-2371 (2000), DOI: 10.1063/1.874074PDF

 

1999

C. THOMPSON, A. BARKAN, R. L. MERLINO, and N. D'ANGELO
Video Imaging of Dust Acoustic Waves, IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. 27, 145-146, 1999, PDF

C. O. THOMPSON, N. D'ANGELO and R. L. MERLINO,
The Interaction of Stationary and Moving Objects with Dusty Plasmas, Phys. Plasmas 6, 1421-1426, 1999, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873392, PDF

Q-Z LUO, N. DANGELO, AND R. L. MERLINO, Experimental Study Shock Formation in a Dusty Plasma, Phys. Plasmas 6, 3455-3458, (1999) DOI: 10.1063/1.873605, PDF

1998

Q-Z. LUO, N. D'ANGELO AND R. L. MERLINO, Shocks in negative ion plasmas, Phys. Plasmas 5, 2868-2870, 1998, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873007PDF

R. L. MERLINO, A. BARKAN, C. THOMPSON, AND N. D'ANGELO
Laboratory studies of waves and instabilities in dusty plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 5, 1590 - 1606, 1998, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.872828, PDF

A. BARKAN, N. D'ANGELO, R. L. MERLINO and C. THOMPSON, Experiments on Ion and Dust Acoustic Waves CP446, Physics of Dusty Plasmas: Seventh Workshop, edited by M. et al.,(The American Institute of Physics, New York, 1998) pp. 97-100. PDF

1997

R. L. MERLINO, Current driven ion acoustic instability in a collisional dusty plasma, IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci., 25, 60-65 (1997) PDF

R. L. MERLINO, A. BARKAN, C. THOMPSON, AND N. D'ANGELO,  Experiments on Waves and Instabilities in Dusty Plasmas
Invited paper at 1996 International Conference on Plasma Physics, Nagoya, Japan, Plasma Phys. and Contr. Fusion, 39, A421 - A430 (1997). DOI: 10.1088/0741-3335/39/5A/039PDF

R. L. MERLINO, T. AN, J. WILLIG AND N. D'ANGELO, The Effect of Negative Ions and Neutral Particle Collisions on the Parallel Velocity Shear Instability Double Layers - Potential Formation and Related Nonlinear Phenomena in Plasmas, Ed. Sendai "Plasma Forum" Tohoku University, (World Scientific, Co. Pte. Ltd, Singapore) 1997, pp. 290 - 299.

A. BARKAN, N. D'ANGELO and R. L. MERLINO
Laboratory Studies of Ion and Dust Acoustic Instabilities in Dusty Plasmas
Advances in Dusty Plasmas, Ed. P. K. Shukla, D. A. Mendis, and T. Desai, World Scientific (Singapore, 1997) p. 30 - 40.

J. WILLIG, R. L. MERLINO, AND N. D'ANGELO
Experimental Study of the Collisional Parallel Velocity Shear Instability, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 27,249-27255, 1997. PDF

C. THOMPSON, A. BARKAN, N. D'ANGELO, AND R. L. MERLINO, Dust Acoustic Waves in a Direct Current Glow Discharge. 
Phys. Plasmas, 4, 2331-2335, 1997, DOI: 10.1063/1.872238PDF

J. WILLIG, R. L. MERLINO, AND N. D'ANGELO, Experimental Study of The Parallel Velocity Shear Instability, Physics Letters A, 236, 223-226, 1997. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0375-9601(97)00777-9PDF

1996

J. S. PICKETT, D. D. MORGAN, R. L. MERLINO, M. L. ADRIAN, G. A. BERG, AND W. J. RAITT, Payload Environment and Gas Release Effects of Sounding Rocket Neutral Pressure Measurements, J. Spacecraft and Rockets, 33, 501-506, 1996. PDF

A. BARKAN, N. D'ANGELO and R. L. MERLINO, Ion Acoustic Waves in a Dusty Plasma, Planet. Space Sci. 44, 239-242, 1996. PDF

T. AN, R. L. MERLINO and N. D'ANGELO, The Effect of Negative Ions on the Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability in a magnetized Potassium Plasma, Phys. Letters A, 214, 47-52, 1996. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0375-9601(96)00147-8

T. AN, N. D'ANGELO and R. L. MERLINO
The Effect of Negative Ions on the Diffusion of a Potassium Plasma in a Magnetic Field, J. Phys. D:Appl. Phys., 29, 1484-1488, 1996 

N. D'ANGELO and R. L. MERLINO, Current driven dust acoustic waves in a collisional plasma, Planet. Space Sci., 44, 1593 - 1598, 1996. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0032-0633(96)00069-4PDF

A. BARKAN, N. D'ANGELO and R. L. MERLINO, Potential relaxation instability and ion acoustic waves in a single-ended Q-machine dusty plasma, Physics Letters A, 222, 329-332 (1996) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0375-9601(96)00662-7PDF 

N. D'ANGELO, A BARKAN, and R. L. MERLINO, Experiments on dust-plasma interactions, The Physics of Dusty Plasmas, editors P. K. Shukla, D. A. Mendis, and V. W. Chow, pp. 93-101 (World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd, Singapore) 1996.

R. L. MERLINO and A. BARKAN, Confinement of dust particles in a double layer, The Physics of Dusty Plasmas, editors P. K. Shukla, D. A. Mendis, and V. W. Chow, p. 102 - 106 (World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd, Singapore) 1996.

1995

A. BARKAN, N. D'ANGELO and R.L. MERLINO, Laboratory Study of EIC Waves in a dusty plasma, Planet. Space Sci. 43, 905-908, 1995, PDF

A. BARKAN and R. L. MERLINO, Confinement of Dust Particles in a Double Layer, Physics of Plasmas 2, 3261-3265, 1995, DOI: 10.1063/1.871159PDF

A. BARKAN, R. L. MERLINO and N. D'ANGELO, Laboratory Observation of the Dust Acoustic Wave Mode, Physics of Plasmas, 2, 3563-3565, 1995, , DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.871121PDF

R. L. MERLINO, A. BARKAN, N. D'ANGELO, W. XU, AND B. SONG, Laboratory Experiments in Dusty Plasmas Proceedings of the International Conference on Plasma Physics ICPP 1994, Foz do Iguacu, AIP Conf. Proc. 345 (American Institute of Physics, New York, 1995), pp. 295-302.

1994

W. THEISEN, R.T. CARPENTER and R. L. MERLINO, Filamentary Double Layers, Physics of Plasmas 1, 1345-1348, 1994, DOI: 10.1063/1.870733 PDF

T. AN, R. L. MERLINO, AND N. D'ANGELO, Cylindrical Anode Double Layers, 'Firerods' Produced in a Uniform Magnetic Field,
J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., 27, 1906 - 1913, 1994, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/27/9/014PDF

K. E. LONNGREN, P. V. SCHWARTZ, E. W. BAI, W. C. THEISEN, R. L. MERLINO, AND R. T. CARPENTER, Extracting Double Layer Charge Density Distributions Using the Method of Moments, IEEE Trans. Plas. Sci. PS- 22, 278-280, 1994.

A. BARKAN, N. D'ANGELO AND R. L. MERLINO, Charging of Dust Grains in a Plasma, Phys. Rev. Lett. 73, 3093-3096, 1994, DOI: 10.1063/1.2204830, PDF

1993

R. L. MERLINO, BIN SONG, and N. D'ANGELO
Ionization-Produced Double Layers in Magnetized and Unmagnetized Plasmas, Proceedings, Fourth Symposium on Double Layers and Other Nonlinear Potential Structures in Plasmas, July 1992, Innsbruck, Austria, R. W. Schrittwieser, editor, World Scientific, Singapore, 1993. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814535656

W. XU, N. D'ANGELO, and R. L. MERLINO, Dusty Plasmas: The Effect of Closely Packed Grains, J. Geophys. Res. 98, 7843-7847, 1993, PDF

T. AN, R. L. MERLINO, and N. D'ANGELO, Lower Hybrid Waves in a Plasma with Negative Ions,  Phys. Fluids B 5, 1917-1918, 1993, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.860775PDF

1992

B. SONG, R. L. MERLINO, and N. D'ANGELO, On the Stability of Strong Double Layers, Phys. Scr. 45, 391-394, 1992, DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-8949/45/4/018

B. SONG, R. L. MERLINO, and N. D'ANGELO, The Effect of a Magnetic Field Gradient on Anode Double Layers, Phys. Scr. 45, 395-398, 1992, DOI: 10.1088/0031-8949/45/4/019

B. SONG, N. D'ANGELO, and R. L. MERLINO Stability of a Spherical Double Layer Produced through Ionization
J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 25, 938-941, 1992 DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/25/6/006

B. SONG, R. L. MERLINO, and N. D'ANGELO, Measurements of the Perpendicular Width of Ionization-Produced Double Layers, IEEE Trans Plasma Sci. 20, 476-479, 1992, PDF

W. XU, BIN SONG, R. L. MERLINO, and N. D'ANGELO, A Dusty Plasma Device (DPD) for Producing Extended, Steady State, Magnetized, Dusty Plasma Columns, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 63, 5266-5269, 1992, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1143438PDF

1991

B. SONG, N. D'ANGELO, and R. L. MERLINO, Ion-Acoustic Waves in a Plasma with Negative Ions, Phys. Fluids B 3, 284-287, 1991, DOI: 10.1063/1.859736, PDF 

B. SONG, R. L. MERLINO, and N. D'ANGELO, Potential Relaxation Instability and Ion Acoustic Waves in a Single-Ended Q-Machine Plasma with Negative Ions, Phys. Lett. A 153, 233-238, 1991, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0375-9601(91)90800-N

B. SONG, N. D'ANGELO, and R. L. MERLINO, On Anode Spots, Double Layers and Plasma Contactors, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 24, 1789-1795, 1991, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/24/10/012PDF

1990

J. C. JOHNSON, N. D'ANGELO, and R. L. MERLINO, A Double Layer Induced Ionization Instability, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 23, 682-685, 1990, DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/23/6/007PDF

B. SONG, R. L. MERLINO, and N. D'ANGELO, Transition from Moving to Stationary Double Layers in a Single-Ended Q Machine
Phys. Fluids B 2, 1936-1940, 1990, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.859413

R. L. MERLINO and J. J. LOOMIS, Double Layers in a Plasma with Negative Ions, Phys. Fluids B 2, 2865-2867, 1990, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.859355PDF

 

1989

D. M. SUSZCYNSKY, N. D'ANGELO, and R. L. MERLINO, An Experimental Study of Electrostatic Ion-Cyclotron Waves in a Two-Ion Component Plasma, J. Geophys. Res. 94, 8966-8972, 1989, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1029/JA094iA07p08966PDF

J. C. JOHNSON, R. L. MERLINO, and N. D'ANGELO, Double Layers Formed by Ion-Beam Injection in a Double-Plasma Device, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 22, 1456-1463, 1989 PDF

B. SONG, D. SUSZCYNSKY, N. D'ANGELO, and R. L. MERLINO, Electrostatic Ion-Cyclotron Waves in a Plasma with Negative Ions, Phys. Fluids B 1, 2316-2318, 1989, PDF

1988

R. L. MERLINO, S. L. CARTIER, and M. J. ALPORT, EIC Waves Associated with Strong Anode-Type Double Layers in a Nonhomogeneous Magnetic Field, Proceedings of the Workshop on the Current-Driven Electrostatic Ion-Cyclotron Instability, edited by R. W. Schrittwieser
[Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co., 1988], p. 141

N. D'ANGELO and R. L. MERLINO, A Note on Auroral Radar Detection of Electrostatic Ion-Cyclotron Waves, Radio Sci. 23, 55-57, 1988, DOI: 10.1029/RS023i001p00055

D. M. SUSZCYNSKY, R. L. MERLINO, and N. D'ANGELO, Electrostatic Ion-Cyclotron Waves in a Two-Ion Component Plasma, IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. PS-16, 396-398, 1988, DOI: 10.1109/27.3849  PDF

D. M. SUSZCYNSKY, N. D'ANGELO, and R. L. MERLINO, Mass Spectrometer for Measurements of Relative Ion Concentrations in Plasmas, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 59, 1376-1379, 1988, PDF

J. C. JOHNSON, N. D'ANGELO, and R. L. MERLINO, Ion-Beam Focusing in a Double-Plasma Device, IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. PS-16, 590-596, 1988, DOI:  10.1109/27.8970PDF

1987

N. D'ANGELO and R. L. MERLINO, Comment on "Are Observed Broadband Plasma Wave Amplitudes Large Enough to Explain the Enhanced Electron Temperatures of the High-
Latitude E Region?" by J.-P. St.-Maurice and Russ Laher, J. Geophys. Res. 92, 321-322, 1987

R. L. MERLINO and N. D'ANGELO, The Interaction of a Conducting Object with a Supersonic Plasma Flow: Ion Deflection near a Negatively Charged Obstacle, J. Plasma Phys. 37, 185-198, 1987, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022377800012101PDF

S. L. CARTIER and R. L. MERLINO, Anode-Type Double Layers in a Nonuniform Magnetic Field, Phys. Fluids 30, 2549-2560, 1987 PDF (see color photo of anode double layer)

D. M. SUSZCYNSKY, S. L. CARTIER, N. D'ANGELO, and R. L. MERLINO, Influence of the Ion/Neutral Atom Mass Ratio on the Damping of Electrostatic Ion-Cyclotron Waves, Phys. Fluids 30, 3304-3306, 1987, DOI: 10.1063/1.866460PDF

R. L. MERLINO and S. L. CARTIER, The Perturbing Effect of a Langmuir Probe near a Magnetized Double Layer, 
J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 20, 1074-1076, 1987, DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/20/8/016PDF

1986

M. J. ALPORT, S. L. CARTIER, and R. L. MERLINO, Laboratory Observations of Ion Cyclotron Waves Associated with a
Double Layer in an Inhomogeneous Magnetic Field, J. Geophys. Res. 91, 1599-1608, 1986, DOI: 10.1029/JA091iA02p01599PDF

R. A. BOSCH and R. L. MERLINO, Sudden Jumps, Hysteresis and Negative Resistance in an Argon Plasma Discharge Part I. Discharges with No Magnetic Field, Contrib. Plasma Phys. 26, 1-12, 1986, DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/ctpp.19860260102,  PDF

R. A. BOSCH and R. L. MERLINO, Sudden Jumps, Hysteresis and Negative Resistance in an Argon Plasma Discharge Part II. Discharges in a Magnetic Field, Contrib. Plasma Phys. 26, 13-17, 1986, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ctpp.19860260103, PDF

N. D'ANGELO and R. L. MERLINO, EIC Waves in a Plasma with Negative Ions, IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. PS-14, 285-286, 1986, DOI: 10.1109/TPS.1986.4316545PDF

ROBERT A. BOSCH and ROBERT L. MERLINO, Confinement Properties of a Low-Beta Discharge in a Spindle Cusp Magnetic Field, Phys. Fluids 29, 1998-2006, 1986, DOI: 10.1063/1.865628, PDF

S. L. CARTIER, N. D'ANGELO, and R. L. MERLINO, A Laboratory Study of Ion Energization by EIC Waves and Subsequent Upstreaming along Diverging Magnetic Field Lines, 
J. Geophys. Res. 91, 8025-8033, 1986, DOI: 10.1029/JA091iA07p08025PDF

N. D'ANGELO and R. L. MERLINO, The Effect of a Magnetic Field on Wake Potential Structures, IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. PS-14, 609-610, 1986, DOI: 10.1109/TPS.1986.4316604PDF

R. A. BOSCH and R. L. MERLINO, Confinement of a Potassium Plasma in a Spindle Cusp Magnetic Field, J. Appl. Phys. 60, 3056-3067, 1986, DOI: 10.1063/1.337761PDF

R. A. BOSCH and R. L. MERLINO, Multidipole Confinement of Argon and Potassium Plasmas, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 57, 2940-2950, 1986, DOI: 10.1063/1.1139021

D. M. SUSZCYNSKY, S. L. CARTIER, R. L. MERLINO, and N. D'ANGELO, A Laboratory Study of Collisional Electrostatic Ion Cyclotron Waves, J. Geophys. Res. 91, 13,729-13,731, 1986 PDF

 

1985

R. L. MERLINO, S. CARTIER, M. ALPORT, and G. KNORR, Observations of V-Shaped Double Layers and Ion-Cyclotron Waves along Diverging Magnetic Field Lines, Proceedings of the Second Symposium on Plasma Double Layers and
Related Topics, edited by R. Schrittwieser and G. Elder [Innsbruck, Austria: University of Innsbruck, 1985], pp. 224-230

G. KNORR, M. ALPORT, and R. MERLINO, Conditions Conducive to the Existence of a Double Layer, Proceedings of the Second Symposium on Plasma Double Layers and Related Topics
edited by R. Schrittwieser and G. Elder [Innsbruck, Austria: University of Innsbruck, 1985], pp.346-361

S. L. CARTIER, N. D'ANGELO, P. H. KRUMM, and R. L. MERLINO
Filamental Quenching of the Current-Driven Ion-Cyclotron Instability, Phys. Fluids 28, 432-434, 1985, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.865412, PDF

B. KUSTOM, N. D'ANGELO, and R. L. MERLINO, A Laboratory Investigation of the High-Frequency Farley-Buneman Instability, 
J. Geophys. Res. 90, 1698-1704, 1985, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1029/JA090iA02p01698PDF

S. L. CARTIER, N. D'ANGELO, and R. L. MERLINO, Electrostatic Ion-Cyclotron Waves in a Nonuniform Magnetic Field, 
Phys. Fluids 28, 3066-3073, 1985, DOI: 10.1063/1.865348 PDF

C. K. CHU, A. DENIZ, G. E. GEORGIOU, R. A. GROSS, A. A. GROSSMAN, A. HOLLAND, R. IZZO, C. KOSTEK, F. M. LEVINTON, H. C. LUI, M. MACHIDA, T. C. MARSHALL, R. L. MERLINO, D. OEPTS, G. A. NAVRATIL, and P. G. WEBER, High-Beta Tokamak Research, Nucl. Fusion 25, 1109-1112, 1985, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/25/9/021

1984

R. L. MERLINO and S. L. CARTIER, Hysteresis in a Low-Pressure Argon Discharge, Appl. Phys. Lett. 44, 33-34, 1984, DOI: 10.1063/1.94593PDF

G. KNORR and R. L. MERLINO, The Role of Fast Electrons for Plasma Containment in Magnetic Cusps, Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 26, 433-442, 1984 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/0741-3335/26/2/004PDF

S. L. CARTIER and R. L. MERLINO, Observations of Nonlinear Behavior in a Low-Pressure Discharge Column, IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. PS-12, 14-18, 1984, DOI: 10.1109/TPS.1984.4316285PDF

S. L. CARTIER and R. L. MERLINO, Comments on the "New Probe Method to Measure Plasma Potential with Emissive Probes" Rev. Sci. Instrum. 55, 1002-1003, 1984.

B. KUSTOM, R. L. MERLINO, and N. D'ANGELO, Production of Plasma with Variable, Radial Electric Fields, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 55, 1243-1245, 1984, DOI: 10.1063/1.1137929 

1977-1983

D. P. MURPHY, G. C. GOLDENBAUM, C. CHIN-FATT, Y. P. CHONG,A. W. DeSILVA, H. R. GRIEM, R. A. HESS, and R. L. MERLINO, 
Macroscopic Plasma Behavior in a High Voltage Toroidal Theta Pinch, Phys. Fluids 26, 1061-1070, 1983, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.864218PDF

C. K. CHU, A. V. DENIZ, D. J. ELKIN, G. ERLEBACHER, R. A.GROSS, R. IZZO, S. JOHNSTON, C. KOSTEK, F. LEVINTON, M. MACHIDA, T. C. MARSHALL, R. L. MERLINO, G. A. NAVRATIL, and D. OEPTS, High-Beta Tokamak Plasma Physics Studies, Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion Research Proceedings, 9th Int. Conf. Baltimore, MD, 1982, Vol. II [Vienna: IAEA, 1983], p. 321. PDF link

ALBAN DENIZ and ROBERT L. MERLINO, Bubble-Free Encapsulation of Magnetic Probes for Use in a High-Voltage Plasma Discharge, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 53, 1622-1623, 1982, DOI: 10.1063/1.1136853.

R. L. MERLINO, G. C. GOLDENBAUM, C. CHIN-FATT, Y. P. CHONG, A. W. DeSILVA, H. R. GRIEM, R. A. HESS, and D. P. MURPHY,  Electron and Ion Heating in a High Voltage Toroidal Theta Pinch with Parallel or Antiparallel Bias Fields (Ph.D. Thesis, University of Maryland), Phys. Fluids 24, 2358-2371, 1981, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.863318, PDF

A. AYDEMIR, C. K. CHU, G. GEORGIOU, R. A. GROSS, H. C. LUI, J. MARSEN, T. C. MARSHALL, Z. MUCHA, G. A. NAVRATIL, P. G.WEBER, J. BUSNARDO-NETO, C. CHIN-FATT, Y. P. CHONG, A. W. DeSILVA, G. C. GOLDENBAUM, H. R. GRIEM, R. A. HESS, P. C. LIEWER, R. L. MERLINO, D. P. MURPHY, A. G. SGRO, and R. N. BYRNE, Experimental and Theoretical Studies of High-Beta Tokamaks, Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion Research 1978, Proceedings, 7th Int. Conf. Innsbruck, Austria, 1978, Vol. II [Vienna: IAEA, 1979], p. 105, PDF link

Y. G. CHEN, C. CHIN-FATT, Y. P. CHONG, A. W. DeSILVA, C. G. GOLDENBAUM, H. R. GRIEM, R. A. HESS, R. L. MERLINO, and D. P. MURPHY,  Plasma Heating in a High Voltage Toroidal Theta Pinch, Phys. Rev. Lett. 38, 1400-1403, 1977, DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.38.1400PDF

Book Chapters

G. GANGULI, R. MERLINO and A. SEN
29. Oscillations in a Dusty Plasma Medium
Review of Radio Science 1999-2002, Ed.W. Ross Stone
   
     Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, 2002, pp. 683-719.

R. L. MERLINO
Dusty Plasmas and Applications in Industry and Space
Ch. 5, in Plasma Physics Applied, ed. by C. Grabbe, Research Signposts, Pub. 
(Kerala, India, 2006) pp. 74-110.

R. L. MERLINO
Negative Ion and Dust Particle Containing Plasmas
The Encyclopedia of Plasma Technology, First Edition, Ed. L. Shohe Taylor and Francis, DOI: 10.1081/E-EPLT-120052498.
    

Ph.D Thesis

Electron Heating in a High-Voltage Toroidal Theta Pinch

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.863318
The University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 1980