title: Magnetizing a complex plasma without a magnetic field.
abstract: We propose and demonstrate a concept that mimics the magnetization of the heavy dust particles in a complex plasma while leaving the properties of the light species practically unaffected. It makes use of the frictional coupling between a complex plasma and the neutral gas, which allows us to transfer angular momentum from a rotating gas column to a well-controlled rotation of the dust cloud. This induces a Coriolis force that acts exactly as the Lorentz force in a magnetic field. Experimental normal mode measurements for a small dust cluster with four particles show excellent agreement with theoretical predictions for a magnetized plasma.
authors.affiliation: Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Institut für Theoretische Physik II: Weiche Materie, Düsseldorf, Germany.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kählert
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carstensen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bonitz
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Löwen
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Greiner
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piel