  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 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.
