Advances in Dusty Plasmas 6.Dusty Plasmas and Carbon Fine Particles

Abstract

Formation and growth process of carbon fine particles in plasmas attract interests of researchers in the field not only of basic science but also of applied science. Since carbon has many bonding states, materials containing carbon could be formed in a variety of structures. Mechanism of the formation of the interstellar dusts and fine particles produced experimentally on earth is not well understood. This paper reports our experimental results on the formation of carbon fine particles in various laboratory conditions. Our results may suggest a mechanism of the formation of the interstellar dusts.