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Introduction to the facilities and researches of microgravity complex plasma on the space stations
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Chengran DU1, Yan FENG2, Xiaogang WANG3, Lixian ZHANG4
Science & Technology Review | 2026, 44(10) : 143 - 153
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Introduction to the facilities and researches of microgravity complex plasma on the space stations
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Chengran DU1, Yan FENG2, Xiaogang WANG3, Lixian ZHANG4
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  • 1College of Physics, Member of Magnetic Confinement Fusion Research Centre of Ministry of Education, Textile Key Laboratory for Advanced Plasma Technology and Application, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
  • 2School of Physical Science and Technology, Institute of Plasma Physics and Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Frontier Material Physics and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
  • 3School of Physics, Laboratory for Space Environment and Physical Science, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
  • 4Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, China
Published: 2026-05-28 doi: 10.3981/j.issn.1000-7857.2025.06.00132
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Complex plasmas are composed of ionized gas and microparticles. As plasma state of soft matter, they play an important role in the fundamental physics and applications. Complex plasma research has always been an important research topic on board the space stations. The basic properties of complex plasmas are introduced, focusing on the charging mechanism and particle interactions. Four generations of microgravity facilities on the Mir Station and International Space Station with dc and rf discharges are described with six representative research topics, including charge induced coagulation, three−dimensional crystallization and melting, phase separation in binary complex plasma, electrorheology and string formation, dust acoustic wave driven by discharge polarity reversal and frequency synchronization, and vortex formed by particle flow. Related ground experiments are compared. An introduction to the design and functions of the future complex facilities on the International Space Station and Chinese Space Station are given.

complex plasma  /  microgravity  /  screened Coulomb interaction  /  structure self−organization  /  strongly coupled
Chengran DU, Yan FENG, Xiaogang WANG, Lixian ZHANG. Introduction to the facilities and researches of microgravity complex plasma on the space stations[J]. Science & Technology Review, 2026 , 44 (10) : 143 -153 . DOI: 10.3981/j.issn.1000-7857.2025.06.00132
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doi: 10.3981/j.issn.1000-7857.2025.06.00132
  • Receive Date：2025-06-30
  • Online Date：2026-06-15
  • Published：2026-05-28
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  • Received：2025-06-30
  • Revised：2025-11-30
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    1College of Physics, Member of Magnetic Confinement Fusion Research Centre of Ministry of Education, Textile Key Laboratory for Advanced Plasma Technology and Application, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
    2School of Physical Science and Technology, Institute of Plasma Physics and Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Frontier Material Physics and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
    3School of Physics, Laboratory for Space Environment and Physical Science, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
    4Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, China
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