Dynamics of lane formation in driven binary complex plasmas
K. R. S\"utterlin, A. Wysocki, A. V. Ivlev, C. R\"ath, H. M. Thomas,, M. Rubin-Zuzic, W. J. Goedheer, V. E. Fortov, A. M. Lipaev, V. I. Molotkov,, O. F. Petrov, G. E. Morfill, H. L\"owen
TL;DR
This study investigates how lanes form dynamically in driven binary complex plasmas under microgravity, combining experiments and simulations to quantify the process with a universal order parameter.
Contribution
It introduces a new quantitative measure for lane formation in driven systems and demonstrates its applicability through experiments and simulations.
Findings
Lane formation occurs rapidly under microgravity conditions.
The process aligns well with binary Yukawa model simulations.
A universal order parameter effectively quantifies laning.
Abstract
The dynamical onset of lane formation is studied in experiments with binary complex plasmas under microgravity conditions. Small microparticles are driven and penetrate into a cloud of big particles, revealing a strong tendency towards lane formation. The observed time-resolved lane formation process is in good agreement with computer simulations of a binary Yukawa model with Langevin dynamics. The laning is quantified in terms of the anisotropic scaling index, leading to a universal order parameter for driven systems.
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