Analyzing the Effect of Agitators on Dusty Plasma Multi-Rings

Dusty plasma multi-rings were created using a grooved electrode to generate a confining potential well. The melamine formaldehyde dust particles moved through the various sections of the multi-rings at differing speeds. In most circumstances there were several highly energetic particles designated as agitators. These agitators are dust particles that reside in a plane that is just above the dusty plasma multi-ring. The agitator repetitively jumps from in plane to out of plane transferring energy to the dusty plasma multi-ring system. Using the data gathered, the angular velocity of dust particles in the multi-rings containing agitators were found within each ring then compared to data found on multi-rings without an agitator inside the system.