Publications of R. L. Merlino



Ph.D Thesis

ROBERT L. MERLINO
Electron Heating in a High-Voltage Toroidal Theta Pinch
The University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 1980


Book Chapters

1.    G. GANGULI, R. MERLINO AND A. SEN
        29. Oscillations in a Dusty Plasma Medium
        Review of Radio Science 1999-2002, Ed.W. Ross Stone
   
     Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, 2002, pp. 683-719.

2.    R. L. MERLINO
        Dusty Plasmas and Applications in Industry and Space
        Ch. 5, in Plasma Physics Applied, ed. by C. Grabbe, Research Signposts, Pub.

        (Kerala, India, 2006) pages 74-110.

3.    R. L. MERLINO
        Negative Ion and Dust Particle Containing Plasmas
        The Encyclopedia of Plasma Technology ,First Edition, Ed. L. Shohet
        Taylor and Francis, to be published in 2016, DOI: 10.1081/E-EPLT-120052498.
    


Journal Articles and Conference Proceedings
1977-1983

1.    Y. G. CHEN, C. CHIN-FATT, Y. P. CHONG, A. W. DeSILVA, C. G.
        GOLDENBAUM, H. R. GRIEM, R. A. HESS, R. L. MERLINO, and D. P. MURPHY
        Plasma Heating in a High Voltage Toroidal Theta Pinch
        Phys. Rev. Lett. 38, 1400-1403, 1977

2.    A. AYDEMIR, C. K. CHU, G. GEORGIOU, R. A. GROSS, H. C. LUI, J. MARSEN, T. C. MARSHALL, Z. MUCHA, G. A. NAVRATIL,
        P. G.WEBER, J. BUSNARDO-NETO, C. CHIN-FATT, Y. P. CHONG, A. W. DeSILVA, G. C. GOLDENBAUM, H. R. GRIEM,
        R. A. HESS, P. C. LIEWER, R. L. MERLINO, D. P. MURPHY, A. G. SGRO, and R. N. BYRNE
        Experimental and Theoretical Studies of High-Beta Tokamaks
        Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion Research 1978,Proceedings, 7th Int. Conf. Innsbruck, Austria, 1978,
        Vol. II [Vienna: IAEA, 1979], p. 105

3.    R. L. MERLINO, G. C. GOLDENBAUM, C. CHIN-FATT, Y. P. CHONG,
        A. W. DeSILVA, H. R. GRIEM, R. A. HESS, and D. P. MURPHY
        Electron and Ion Heating in a High Voltage Toroidal Theta Pinch
        with Parallel or Antiparallel Bias Fields
(Ph.D. Thesis, University of Maryland)
        Phys. Fluids 24, 2358-2371, 1981
 
4.    ALBAN DENIZ and ROBERT L. MERLINO
        Bubble-Free Encapsulation of Magnetic Probes for Use in a High-Voltage Plasma Discharge
       
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 53, 1622-1623, 1982

5.    C. K. CHU, A. V. DENIZ, D. J. ELKIN, G. ERLEBACHER, R. A.GROSS, R. IZZO, S. JOHNSTON, C. KOSTEK, F. LEVINTON,
        M. MACHIDA, T. C. MARSHALL, R. L. MERLINO, G. A. NAVRATIL, and D. OEPTS
        High-Beta Tokamak Plasma Physics Studies
        Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion Research 1982,
        Proceedings, 9th Int. Conf. Baltimore, MD, 1982, Vol. II [Vienna: IAEA, 1983], p. 321

6.    D. P. MURPHY, G. C. GOLDENBAUM, C. CHIN-FATT, Y. P. CHONG,
        A. W. DeSILVA, H. R. GRIEM, R. A. HESS, and R. L. MERLINO
        Macroscopic Plasma Behavior in a High Voltage Toroidal Theta Pinch
        Phys. Fluids 26, 1061-1070, 1983  reprint


1984

7. R. L. MERLINO and S. L. CARTIER
Hysteresis in a Low-Pressure Argon Discharge
Appl. Phys. Lett. 44, 33-34, 1984

8. G. KNORR and R. L. MERLINO
The Role of Fast Electrons for Plasma Containment in Magnetic Cusps
Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 26, 433-442, 1984

9. S. L. CARTIER and R. L. MERLINO
Observations of Nonlinear Behavior in a Low-Pressure Discharge Column
IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. PS-12, 14-18, 1984

10. S. L. CARTIER and R. L. MERLINO
Comments on the "New Probe Method to Measure Plasma Potential with Emissive Probes"
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 55, 1002-1003, 1984

11. B. KUSTOM, R. L. MERLINO, and N. D'ANGELO
Production of Plasma with Variable, Radial Electric Fields
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 55, 1243-1245, 1984


1985

12. R. L. MERLINO, S. CARTIER, M. ALPORT, and G. KNORR
Observations of V-Shaped Double Layers and Ion-Cyclotron Waves along Diverging Magnetic Field Lines
Proceedings of the Second Symposium on Plasma Double Layers and
Related Topics, edited by R. Schrittwieser and G. Elder [Innsbruck,
Austria: University of Innsbruck, 1985], pp. 224-230

13. G. KNORR, M. ALPORT, and R. MERLINO
Conditions Conducive to the Existence of a Double Layer
Proceedings of the Second Symposium on Plasma Double Layers and Related Topics
edited by R. Schrittwieser and G. Elder [InnsbruckAustria: University of Innsbruck, 1985], pp.346-361

14. S. L. CARTIER, N. D'ANGELO, P. H. KRUMM, and R. L. MERLINO
Filamental Quenching of the Current-Driven Ion-Cyclotron Instability
Phys. Fluids 28, 432-434, 1985

15.  B. KUSTOM, N. D'ANGELO, and R. L. MERLINO
A Laboratory Investigation of the High-Frequency Farley-Buneman Instability
J. Geophys. Res. 90, 1698-1704, 1985

16. S. L. CARTIER, N. D'ANGELO, and R. L. MERLINO
Electrostatic Ion-Cyclotron Waves in a Nonuniform Magnetic Field
Phys. Fluids 28, 3066-3073, 1985

17. C. K. CHU, A. DENIZ, G. E. GEORGIOU, R. A. GROSS, A. A. GROSSMAN,
A. HOLLAND, R. IZZO, C. KOSTEK, F. M. LEVINTON, H. C. LUI, M. MACHIDA,
T. C. MARSHALL, R. L. MERLINO, D. OEPTS, G. A. NAVRATIL, and P. G. WEBER
High-Beta Tokamak Research
Nucl. Fusion 25, 1109-1112, 1985


1986

18. M. J. ALPORT, S. L. CARTIER, and R. L. MERLINO
Laboratory Observations of Ion Cyclotron Waves Associated with a
Double Layer in an Inhomogeneous Magnetic Field

J. Geophys. Res. 91, 1599-1608, 1986

19. R. A. BOSCH and R. L. MERLINO
Sudden Jumps, Hysteresis and Negative Resistance in an Argon Plasma Discharge Part I. Discharges with No Magnetic Field
Contrib. Plasma Phys. 26, 1-12, 1986

20. R. A. BOSCH and R. L. MERLINO
Sudden Jumps, Hysteresis and Negative Resistance in an Argon Plasma Discharge Part II. Discharges in a Magnetic Field
Contrib. Plasma Phys. 26, 13-17, 1986

21. N. D'ANGELO and R. L. MERLINO
EIC Waves in a Plasma with Negative Ions
IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. PS-14, 285-286, 1986

22. ROBERT A. BOSCH and ROBERT L. MERLINO
Confinement Properties of a Low-Beta Discharge in a Spindle Cusp Magnetic Field
Phys. Fluids 29, 1998-2006, 1986

23. S. L. CARTIER, N. D'ANGELO, and R. L. MERLINO
A Laboratory Study of Ion Energization by EIC Waves and Subsequent Upstreaming along Diverging Magnetic Field Lines
J. Geophys. Res. 91, 8025-8033, 1986

24.  N. D'ANGELO and R. L. MERLINO
The Effect of a Magnetic Field on Wake Potential Structures
IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. PS-14, 609-610, 1986

25. R. A. BOSCH and R. L. MERLINO
Confinement of a Potassium Plasma in a Spindle Cusp Magnetic Field
J. Appl. Phys. 60, 3056-3067, 1986

26. R. A. BOSCH and R. L. MERLINO
Multidipole Confinement of Argon and Potassium Plasmas
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 57, 2940-2950, 1986

27.  D. M. SUSZCYNSKY, S. L. CARTIER, R. L. MERLINO, and N. D'ANGELO
A Laboratory Study of Collisional Electrostatic Ion Cyclotron Waves
J. Geophys. Res. 91, 13,729-13,731, 1986


1987

28. N. D'ANGELO and R. L. MERLINO
Comment on "Are Observed Broadband Plasma Wave Amplitudes Large Enough to Explain the Enhanced Electron Temperatures of the High-
Latitude E Region?" by J.-P. St.-Maurice and Russ Laher
J. Geophys. Res. 92, 321-322, 1987

29. R. L. MERLINO and N. D'ANGELO
The Interaction of a Conducting Object with a Supersonic Plasma Flow: Ion Deflection near a Negatively Charged Obstacle
J. Plasma Phys. 37, 185-198, 1987

30. S. L. CARTIER and R. L. MERLINO
Anode-Type Double Layers in a Nonuniform Magnetic Field
Phys. Fluids 30, 2549-2560, 1987 color photo of anode double layer

31. D. M. SUSZCYNSKY, S. L. CARTIER, N. D'ANGELO, and R. L. MERLINO
Influence of the Ion/Neutral Atom Mass Ratio on the Damping of Electrostatic Ion-Cyclotron Waves
Phys. Fluids 30, 3304-3306, 1987

32. R. L. MERLINO and S. L. CARTIER
The Perturbing Effect of a Langmuir Probe near a Magnetized Double Layer
J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 20, 1074-1076, 1987


1988

33. R. L. MERLINO, S. L. CARTIER, and M. J. ALPORT
EIC Waves Associated with Strong Anode-Type Double Layers in a Nonhomogeneous Magnetic Field
Proceedings of the Workshop on the Current-Driven Electrostatic
Ion-Cyclotron Instability, edited by R. W. Schrittwieser
[Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co., 1988], p. 141

34. N. D'ANGELO and R. L. MERLINO
A Note on Auroral Radar Detection of Electrostatic Ion-Cyclotron Waves
Radio Sci. 23, 55-57, 1988

35. D. M. SUSZCYNSKY, R. L. MERLINO, and N. D'ANGELO
Electrostatic Ion-Cyclotron Waves in a Two-Ion Component Plasma
IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. PS-16, 396-398, 1988

36. D. M. SUSZCYNSKY, N. D'ANGELO, and R. L. MERLINO
Mass Spectrometer for Measurements of Relative Ion Concentrations in Plasmas
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 59, 1376-1379, 1988

37. J. C. JOHNSON, N. D'ANGELO, and R. L. MERLINO
Ion-Beam Focusing in a Double-Plasma Device
IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. PS-16, 590-596, 1988


1989

38. D. M. SUSZCYNSKY, N. D'ANGELO, and R. L. MERLINO
An Experimental Study of Electrostatic Ion-Cyclotron Waves in a Two-Ion Component Plasma
J. Geophys. Res. 94, 8966-8972, 1989

39. J. C. JOHNSON, R. L. MERLINO, and N. D'ANGELO
Double Layers Formed by Ion-Beam Injection in a Double-Plasma Device
J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 22, 1456-1463, 1989

40. B. SONG, D. SUSZCYNSKY, N. D'ANGELO, and R. L. MERLINO
Electrostatic Ion-Cyclotron Waves in a Plasma with Negative Ions
Phys. Fluids B 1, 2316-2318, 1989


1990

41. J. C. JOHNSON, N. D'ANGELO, and R. L. MERLINO
A Double Layer Induced Ionization Instability
J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 23, 682-685, 1990

42. B. SONG, R. L. MERLINO, and N. D'ANGELO
Transition from Moving to Stationary Double Layers in a Single-Ended Q Machine
Phys. Fluids B 2, 1936-1940, 1990

43.  R. L. MERLINO and J. J. LOOMIS
Double Layers in a Plasma with Negative Ions
Phys. Fluids B 2, 2865-2867, 1990


1991

44. B. SONG, N. D'ANGELO, and R. L. MERLINO
Ion-Acoustic Waves in a Plasma with Negative Ions
Phys. Fluids B 3, 284-287, 1991 

45. B. SONG, R. L. MERLINO, and N. D'ANGELO
Potential Relaxation Instability and Ion Acoustic Waves in a Single-Ended Q-Machine Plasma with Negative Ions
Phys. Lett. A 153, 233-238, 1991

46. B. SONG, N. D'ANGELO, and R. L. MERLINO
On Anode Spots, Double Layers and Plasma Contactors
J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 24, 1789-1795, 1991


1992

47. B. SONG, R. L. MERLINO, and N. D'ANGELO
On the Stability of Strong Double Layers
Phys. Scr. 45, 391-394, 1992

48. B. SONG, R. L. MERLINO, and N. D'ANGELO
The Effect of a Magnetic Field Gradient on Anode Double Layers
Phys. Scr. 45, 395-398, 1992

49. B. SONG, N. D'ANGELO, and R. L. MERLINO
Stability of a Spherical Double Layer Produced through Ionization
J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 25, 938-941, 1992

50. B. SONG, R. L. MERLINO, and N. D'ANGELO
Measurements of the Perpendicular Width of Ionization-Produced Double Layers
 IEEE Trans Plasma Sci. 20, 476-479, 1992

51. W. XU, BIN SONG, R. L. MERLINO, and N. D'ANGELO
A Dusty Plasma Device (DPD) for Producing Extended, Steady State, Magnetized, Dusty Plasma Columns
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 63, 5266-5269, 1992 


1993

52. R. L. MERLINO, BIN SONG, and N. D'ANGELO
Ionization-Produced Double Layers in Magnetized and Unmagnetized Plasmas
Proceedings, Fourth Symposium on Double Layers and Other Nonlinear
Potential Structures in Plasmas, July 1992, Innsbruck, Austria, R. W. Schrittwieser, editor, World Scientific, Singapore, 1993.

53. W. XU, N. D'ANGELO, and R. L. MERLINO
Dusty Plasmas: The Effect of Closely Packed Grains
J. Geophys. Res. 98, 7843-7847, 1993

54. T. AN, R. L. MERLINO, and N. D'ANGELO
Lower Hybrid Waves in a Plasma with Negative Ions
Phys. Fluids B 5, 1917-1918, 1993 


1994

55. W. THEISEN, R.T. CARPENTER and R. L. MERLINO
Filamentary Double Layers
Physics of Plasmas 1, 1345-1348, 1994

56. T. AN, R. L. MERLINO, AND N. D'ANGELO
Cylindrical Anode Double Layers, 'Firerods' Produced in a Uniform Magnetic Field
J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., 27, 1906 - 1913, 1994.

57. K. E. LONNGREN, P. V. SCHWARTZ, E. W. BAI, W. C. THEISEN, R. L. MERLINO, AND R. T. CARPENTER
Extracting Double Layer Charge Density Distributions Using the Method of Moments
IEEE Trans. Plas. Sci. PS- 22, 278-280, 1994.

58. A. BARKAN, N. D'ANGELO AND R. L. MERLINO
Charging of Dust Grains in a Plasma
Phys. Rev. Lett. 73, 3093-3096, 1994.


1995

59. A. BARKAN, N. D'ANGELO AND R.L. MERLINO
Laboratory Study of EIC Waves in a dusty plasma
Planet. Space Sci. 43, 905-908, 1995.

60. A. BARKAN AND R. L. MERLINO
Confinement of Dust Particles in a Double Layer
Physics of Plasmas 2, 3261-3265, 1995

61. A. BARKAN, R. L. MERLINO AND N. D'ANGELO
Laboratory Observation of the Dust Acoustic Wave Mode
Physics of Plasmas, 2, 3563-3565, 1995.

62. R. L. MERLINO, A. BARKAN, N. D'ANGELO, W. XU, AND B. SONG
Laboratory Experiments in Dusty Plasmas
Proceedings of the International Conference on Plasma Physics ICPP 1994, Foz do Iguacu,
AIP Conf. Proc. 345 (American Institute of Physics, New York, 1995), pp. 295-302.


1996

63. J. S. PICKETT, D. D. MORGAN, R. L. MERLINO,
M. L. ADRIAN, G. A. BERG, AND W. J. RAITT
Payload Environment and Gas Release Effects of Sounding Rocket Neutral Pressure Measurements
J. Spacecraft and Rockets, 33, 501-506, 1996.

64. A. BARKAN, N. D'ANGELO AND R. L. MERLINO
Ion Acoustic Waves in a Dusty Plasma.
Planet. Space Sci. 44, 239-242, 1996.

65. T. AN, R. L. MERLINO and N. D'ANGELO
The Effect of Negative Ions on the Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability in a magnetized Potassium Plasma
Phys. Letters A, 214, 47-52, 1996.

66. T. AN, N. D'ANGELO AND R. L. MERLINO
The Effect of Negative Ions on the Diffusion of a Potassium Plasma in a Magnetic Field
J. Phys. D:Appl. Phys., 29, 1484-1488, 1996

67.  N. D'ANGELO and R. L. MERLINO
Current driven dust acoustic waves in a collisional plasma
Planet. Space Sci., 44, 1593 - 1598, 1996.

68. A. BARKAN, N. D'ANGELO and R. L. MERLINO
Potential relaxation instability and ion acoustic waves in a single-ended Q-machine dusty plasma
Physics Letters A, 222, 329-332 (1996). 

69. N. D'ANGELO, A BARKAN, AND R. L. MERLINO
Experiments on dust-plasma interactions
The Physics of Dusty Plasmas, editors P. K. Shukla, D. A. Mendis,
and V. W. Chow, p 93-101 (World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd, Singapore) 1996.

70. R. L. MERLINO AND A. BARKAN
Confinement of dust particles in a double layer
The Physics of Dusty Plasmas, editors P. K. Shukla,D. A. Mendis, and V. W. Chow, p. 102 - 106
(World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd, Singapore) 1996.


1997

71. R. L. MERLINO
Current driven ion acoustic instability in a collisional dusty plasma
IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci., 25, 60-65 (1997).

72. R. L. MERLINO, A. BARKAN, C. THOMPSON, AND N. D'ANGELO
Experiments on Waves and Instabilities in Dusty Plasmas
Invited paper at 1996 International Conference on Plasma Physics, Nagoya, Japan
Plasma Phys. and Contr. Fusion, 39, A421 - A430 (1997).

73. R. L. MERLINO, T. AN, J. WILLIG AND N. D'ANGELO
The Effect of Negative Ions aand Neutral Particle Collisions on the Parallel Velocity Shear Instability
Double Layers - Potential Formation and Related Nonlinear Phenomena in Plasmas, Ed. Sendai "Plasma Forum" Tohoku University,
(World Scientific, Co. Pte. Ltd, Singapore) 1997, pp. 290 - 299.

74.  A. BARKAN, N. D'ANGELO and R. L. MERLINO
Laboratory Studies of Ion and Dust Acoustic Instabilities in Dusty Plasmas
Advances in Dusty Plasmas, Ed. P. K. Shukla, D. A. Mendis, and T. Desai, World Scientific (Singapore, 1997) p. 30 - 40.

75. J. WILLIG, R. L. MERLINO, AND N. D'ANGELO
Experimental Study of the Collisional Parallel Velocity Shear Instability
J. Geophys. Res., 102, 27,249-27255, 1997.

76. C. THOMPSON, A. BARKAN, N. D'ANGELO, AND R. L. MERLINO
Dust Acoustic Waves in a Direct Current Glow Discharge
Phys. Plasmas, 4, 2331-2335, 1997.

77. J. Willig, R. L. Merlino, and N. D'Angelo
Experimental Study of The Parallel Velocity Shear Instability
Physics Letters A, 236, 223-226, 1997.


1998

78. Q-Z. LUO, N. D'ANGELO AND R. L. MERLINO
Shocks in negative ion plasmas,
Phys. Plasmas 5, 2868-2870, 1998 

79. R. L. MERLINO, A. BARKAN, C. THOMPSON, AND N. D'ANGELO
Laboratory studies of waves and instabilities in dusty plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 5, 1590 - 1606, 1998.

80. A. BARKAN, N. D'ANGELO, R. L. MERLINO and C. THOMPSON
Experiments on Ion and Dust Acoustic Waves
CP446, Physics of Dusty Plasmas: Seventh Workshop, edited by M. et al.
(The American Institute of Physics, New York, 1998) pp. 97-100.


1999

81. C. THOMPSON, A. BARKAN, R. L. MERLINO, and N. D'ANGELO
Video Imaging of Dust Acoustic Waves
IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. 27, 145-146, 1999.

82. C. O. THOMPSON, N. D'ANGELO and R. L. MERLINO
The Interaction of Stationary and Moving Objects with Dusty Plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1421-1426, 1999.

83. Q-Z LUO, N. DANGELO, AND R. L. MERLINO
Experimental Study Shock Formation in a Dusty Plasma
Phys. Plasmas 6, 3455-3458, (1999).


2000

84. Q-Z LUO, N. DANGELO, AND R. L. MERLINO
Ion Acoustic Shock Formation in a Converging Magnetic Field Geometry
Physics of Plasmas 7, 2370-2371 (2000).


2001

85. Q-Z LUO, N. DANGELO, AND R. L. MERLINO
The Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability in a Plasma with Negatively Charged Dust
Physics of Plasmas 8, 31-35 (2001).

86. E. THOMAS AND R. L. MERLINO
Dust Particle Motion in the Vicinity of Dust Acoustic Waves
IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 29, 152-157 (2001).

87. E. AGRIMSON, N. D'ANGELO, AND R. L. MERLINO
Excitation of Ion-Acoustic-Like Waves by Sub-Critical Currents in a Plasma Having Equal Electron and Ion Temperatures
Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 5282-5285 (2001)


2002

88. E. AGRIMSON, N. D'ANGELO, AND R. L. MERLINO
Effect of Parallel Velocity Shear on the Excitation of electrostatic ion cyclotron waves
Phys. Lett. A 293, 260-265 (2002)

89. R. L. MERLINO
Electrostatic Ion Cyclotron Waves Driven by Parallel Velocity Shear
Phys. Plasmas 9, 1824-1825 (2002).

90. S. I. POPEL, A. P. GOLUB, T. V. LOSSEVA, S. N. ANDREEV, R. L. MERLINO, AND R. BINGHAM
Landau Damping in Formation and Propagation of Dust Ion Acoustic Perturbations in Complex Plasmas
Proceedings of the 29th EPS Conference on Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion,
Montreux  17 – 21 June 2002 ECA Vol. 26B, P-4.202 (2002).


2003

91. E. Agrimson, S. Kim, N. D'Angelo, and R. L. Merlino
Effect of parallel velocity shear on the electrostatic ion cyclotron instability in filamentary current channels
Phys. Plasmas 10, 3850-3852 (2003).

92. K. AVINASH, A. BHATTACHARJEE, AND R. L. MERLINO
Effect of Charge Reduction on Shielding in Dusty Plasmas

Phys. Plasmas, 10, 2663-2666 (2003).

93. R. L. Merlino
Waves and Instabilities in Dusty Plasmas
Invited Review Talk: 15th Topical Conference on Radio Frequency Power in Plasmas, Moran, WY 2003. PDF
Radio Frequency Power in Plasmas: Editor: Cary B. Forest, AIP Conference Proceedings 694, pages 3-14, (2003) American Institute of Physics.
 


2004

94. E. Thomas, Jr.,  K. Avinash,  R. L. Merlino
Probe induced voids in a dusty plasma
Phys. Plasmas, 11, 1770-1774, (2004).

95. R. L. Merlino and J. A. Goree
Dusty Plasmas in the laboratory, Industry, and Space
Physics Today, July 2004, p 32-38.

96. E. AGRIMSON, SU-HYUN KIM, M. J. MILLER,  N. D’ANGELO,  R. L. MERLINO AND G. GANGULI
Amplification of electrostatic ion cyclotron waves in a plasma with magnetic field aligned ion flow shear and no electron current
Phys. Plasmas 11, 4501-4505 (2004).


2005

97. S. I. POPEL, T. V. LOSSEVA , R. L. MERLINO, S. N. ANDREEV , and A. P. GOLUB
Dissipative processes and dust ion-acoustic shocks in a Q machine device
Phys. Plasmas 12, 054501, 2005.

98. R. L. Merlino and N. D’Angelo
Electron and ion inertia effects on current driven collisional dust acoustic, dust ion acoustic and ion acoustic instabilities
Phys. Plasmas 12, 054504 (2005).

99. S. I. POPEL, T. V. LOSSEVA, A. P. GOLUB, R. L. MERLINO AND S. N. ANDREEV
Dust ion acoustic shocks in a Q machine device
Contrib. Plasmas Phys. 45, 461-475 (2005) DOI 10.1002/ctpp.200510052

100. ROBERT L, MERLINO
Experimental investigations of dusty plasmas

New Vistas in Dusty Plasmas; Fourth International Conference on the Physics of Dusty Plasmas, edited by L. Buofendi, M. Mikikian and P. K.Shukla
AIP Conference Proceedings Vol.799, Melville, New York, 2005, America Institute of Physics, pp. 3-11.


2006

101. SU-HYUN KIM, ROBERT L. MERLINO AND GURUDAS I. GANGULI
Generation of  ‘spiky’ potential structures associated with multi-harmonic electrostatic ion cyclotron  waves,

Phys. Plasmas 13, 012901 (2006).

102. SU-HYUN KIM AND ROBERT L. MERLINO
Charging of dust grains in a plasma with negative ions
Phys. Plasmas 13, 052118 (2006).

103. ROBERT L. MERLINO and  SU-HYUN KIM
Charge neutralization of dust particles in a plasma with negative ions
Appl. Phys. Lett., 89, 091501 (2006)


2007

104.
Su-Hyun Kim and Robert L. Merlino
Electron attachment to C7F14 and SF6 in a thermally ionized potassium plasma
Phys. Rev. E 76, 035401(R), 2007.

105. M. Rosenberg and R. L. Merlino
Ion acoustic instability in a dusty negative ion plasma

Planet. Space Sci. 55, 1464, (2007).

106. V. Nosenko, R. Fisher, , R. L. Merlino, S. Khrapak, G. Morfill, K. Avinash
Measurement of the ion drag force in a collisionless plasma with strong ion-grain coupling
Phys. Plasmas 14, 103702 (2007) . [see also reference 115 below].

107. R. L. Merlino
Understanding Langmuir probe current-voltage characteristics

Am. J. Phys. 75, 1078 (2007).

108. E. Thomas, R. Fisher, and R. L. Merlino
Observations of dust acoustic waves driven at high frequencies: Finite dust temperature effects and wave interference
Phys. Plasmas 14, 123701 (2007)


2008

109. M. Rosenberg, E. Thomas, Jr. and R. L. Merlino
A note on dust wave excitation in a  plasma with warm dust: Comparison with experiment
Phys. Plasmas 15, 073701 (2008).

110. S.-H. Kim, J. R. Heinrich, M. Miller and R. L. Merlino
Bayard-Alpert gauge sensitivity for C7F14
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 26, 1355-1356 (2008).

111. Su-Hyun Kim, J. R. Heinrich, and R. L. Merlino
Electrostatic ion-cyclotron waves in a plasma with heavy negative ions
Planet. Space Sci. 56, 1552-1559, 2008.

112. Su-Hyun Kim, J. R. Heinrich, and R. L. Merlino
Diffraction of dust acoustic waves by a circular cylinder
Phys. Plasmas 15, 090701 (2008).

113. R. L. Merlino and S.-H. KiM
Measurement of the electron attachment rates for SF6 and C7F14 at Te = 0.2 eV in magnetized Q machine plasma
J. Chem. Phys., 129, 224310 (2008).


2009

114. M. Rosenberg and R. L. Merlino
Instability of higher harmonic electrostatic ion cyclotron waves in a negative ion plasma
J. Plasma Phys. 75, 495 (2009).

115. S. Khrapak, V. Nosenko, G. Morfill, and R. L. Merlino
Improved theoretical approximation for the ion drag force in a collisionless plasma with strong ion-grain coupling
Phys. Plasmas 16, 044507 (2009).

116. J. R. Heinrich, S.-H. Kim and R. L. Merlino
Laboratory observations of self-excited dust acoustic shocks
Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 115002 (2009).

117. V. Nosenko, S. K. Zhdanov, S.-H. Kim, J. Heinrich, R. L. Merlino, and G. E. Morfill
Measurements of the power spectrum and dispersion relation for self-excited dust acoustic waves
Europhys. Letters (EPL) 88, 65001 (2009).

118. R. L. Merlino
Dust acoustic waves driven by an ion-dust streaming instability in laboratory discharge dusty plasma experiments
Phys. Plasmas 16, 124501 (2009).

119. R. L. Merlino
Book Review, Elementary Physics of Complex Plasmas, Lecture Notes on Physics, Vol. 731, by V. N.Tsytovich,
G. E. Morfill, S. V. Vladimirov, and H. M. Thomas, Springer, Berlin Heidelberg, 2008
J. Plasmas Phys. 75, 709-711 (2009).

120. N. Brenning, R. L. Merlino, D. Lundin, M. A. Raadu, and U. Helmersson
Faster-than-Bohm cross-B electron transport in strongly pulsed plasmas
Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 225003 (2009).

121. R. L. Merlino
Dust-Acoustic Waves: Visible Sound Waves
Proceedings of the 2009 ICTP Summer College on Plasma Physics
and the International Symposium on Cutting Edge Plasma Physics, in
New Developments in Nonlinear Plasma Physics, Edited by Bengt Eliasson and Padma K. Shukla,
AIP Conference Proceedings 1188, American Institute of Physics, Melville, NY, 2009, pages 141-152.
preprint


2010       

122. J. HEINRICH, S-H. KIM, AND R. L MERLINO
Supersonic dust jets produced by a dust-discharge instability
Phys. Plasmas 17, 083702 (2010).

 


2011
123.	M. Rosenberg, R. L. Merlino, and P. K. Shukla
	On the possibility of refraction of dust acoustic waves
	Journal of Plasma Physics 77, 231-236 (2011).  doi/10.1017/S0022377810000140  
124.	R. L. Merlino, J. R. Heinrich, and S. H. Kim
	Nonlinear dust acoustic waves, shocks, and stationary structures in a DC glow discharge dusty plasma
	AIP Conf. Proc. 1397, 24 (2011); doi: 10.1063/1.3659735
125.	K. Avinash, R. L. Merlino, and P. K. Shukla
	Anomalous dust temperature in dusty plasma experiments
	Phys. Lett. A 375, 2854-2857 (2011) doi:10.1016.physleta2011.06.009. reprint
126.	J. Heinrich, S.-H. Kim, and R. L. Merlino
	Observations of a structure-forming instability in a dc-glow-discharge dusty plasma
	Physical Review E 84, 026403, 2011. reprint
127.	J. Heinrich, S.-H. Kim, J. Meyer, and R. L. Merlino
	Experimental quiescent drifting dusty plasmas and temporal dust acoustic wave growth
	Phys. Plasmas 18, 113706 (8 pages), (2011). 

2012
128.	K. A. Pacha,  J. Heinrich, S.-H. Kim, and R. L. Merlino
	Observation of the Taylor instability in a dusty plasma
	Phys. Plasmas 19, 014501 (2012). reprint
129.	R. L. Merlino
	Second order dust acoustic wave theory
	Physica Scripta 85, 035506 (2012). reprint
130.	R. L. Merlino, J. Heinrich, S.-H. Kim, J. K. Meyer,
	Nonlinear dust acoustic waves and shocks
	Phys. Plasmas 19, 057301 (2012). reprint
131.	K. Avinash, P. K. Shukla and R. L. Merlino
	The effect of an external magnetic field on a critical point for the phase separation in a dusty plasma
	Phys. Scr. 86, 035504 (2012).  reprint
132.	R. L. Merlino, J. R. Heinrich, S-H. Kim, and J. K. Meyer
	Dusty Plasmas: Experiments on nonlinear dust acoustic waves, shocks, and structures  
	EPS/ICPP 2012 Invited Plenary Talk, Stockholm, Sweden  
	Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 54, 124014 (2012). reprint
133.	J. R. Heinrich, S.-H. Kim, J. K. Meyer, R. L. Merlino, M. Rosenberg
	Secondary dust density waves excited by nonlinear dust acoustic waves
	Phys. Plasmas 19, 083702-1-5 (2012)  reprint
134.	E. Thomas, Jr., R. L. Merlino, and M. Rosenberg
	Magnetized dusty plasmas: the next frontier for complex plasma research
	Plasma Phys.Control. Fusion 54, 124034 (2012). reprint

	
2013
135.	Design criteria for the Magnetized Dusty Plasma eXperiment (MDPX)
	Edward Thomas, Jr., Robert L. Merlino, and Marlene Rosenberg
	 IEEE Trans. Plas. Sci. 41, 811-815 (2013)  PDF

136.	Interaction of a biased wire with a flowing dusty plasma
	John K. Meyer, Jonathon R. Heinrich, Su-Hyun Kim, and Robert L. Merlino
	J. Plasma Physics, 79(5). 677-682 (2013). doi:10.1017/S0022377813000299 reprint

137.	Transient bow shock around a cylinder in a supersonic dusty plasma
	John K. Meyer and Robert L. Merlino
	Phys. Plasmas 20, 074501 (2013). reprint
138.	Thermal energy density of dust in dusty plasmas: Experiment and Theory
	R. Fisher, K. Avinash, E. Thomas, R. Merlino, and V. Gupta
	Phys. Rev. E 88, 031101(R) (2013)
139.	Drift instability in a positive ion-negative ion plasma
	M. Rosenberg and R. L. Merlino
	J. Plasma Phys. 79 (5), 949-952 (2013); doi:10.1017/S0022377813000858 reprint
140.	Low-frequency electrostatic waves in a magnetized, current-free heavy negative ion plasma
	S-H.Kim, R. L. Merlino, J. K. Meyer, and M. Rosenberg
	Journal of Plasma Physics, 79 (6), 1107-1111 (2013); doi:10.1017/S0022377813001074   reprint

2014

141.	Flow of dusty plasma around an obstacle
	John K. Meyer, Robert L. Merlino, Jonathon R. Heinrich, and S. H. Kim
	 IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. 42(10), 2690-2691 (2014). reprint
142.	Preliminary characteristics of magnetic field and plasma performance in the Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiment
	E. Thomas, Jr., A. M. Dubois, B. Lynch, S. Adams, R. Fisher, D. Artis, S. Leblanc, U. Konopka, R. L. Merlino, and M. Rosenberg
	Journal of Plasma Physics, Published online 25 June 2014  reprint
143.	25 Years of Dust Acoustic Waves
	R. L. Merlino
	Journal of Plasma Physics, 80, 773-786 (2014).  reprint
144.	Note on the nature of the transition of a system in a non-equilibrium state to a system in an equilibrium state
	E. G. D. Cohen and R. L. Merlino
	Journal of Computational and Theoretical Transport, vol. 43 (1-7), pp. 3-5, 2014.
145.	Clausius' Entropy Revisited
	E. G. D. Cohen and R. L. Merlino
	Modern Physics Letters B, 28, 1450073, 2014, DOI: 0.1142/S0217984914920018

2015

146.	Observations of imposed ordered structures in a dusty plasma at high magnetic field
	E. Thomas Jr., B. Lynch, U. Konopka, R. L. Merlino, and M. Rosenberg
	Phys. Plasmas 22, 030701, 2015. reprint
147.	The magnetized dusty plasma experiment (MDPX).
	E. Thomas, Jr., U. Konopka, D. Artic, B. Lynch, S. LeBlanc, S. Adams, R. L. Merlino, M. Rosenberg
	J. Plasma Physics 81, 345810206 (2015).  reprint

2016
148.	Quasi-discreet particle motion in an externally imposed, ordered structure in a dusty plasma at high magnetic field
	E. Thomas Jr., U. Konopka, B. Lynch,  Stephen Adams, Spencer LeBlanc, R. L. Merlino, and M. Rosenberg
	Physics of Plasmas 22, 113708 (2016).
149.	Evolution of dust clouds in afterglow plasmas
	J. K. Meyer and R. L. Merlino
	 IEEE Trans. Plasma Science 44, 473-478 (2016). reprint
150.	Initial measurements of two- and three-dimensional ordering, waves, and plasma filamentation in the Magnetized Dusty Plasma Device
	E. Thomas Jr., U. Konopka, B. Lynch, R. L. Merlino, and M. Rosenberg
	Phys. Plasmas 23, 055701 (2016).
151.	Coulomb fission of a dusty plasma
	R. L. Merlino, J. K. Meyer, K. Avinash, and A. Sen
	Physics of Plasmas 23, 064506 (2016). reprint