Time-resolved laser-induced fluorescence of atomic nitrogen in a free-burning arc discharge

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 824-827

  Snyder, Stuart C ^a   Leroux, Anna M ^a  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arc discharge; Atomic measurements; Laser measurement applications; Plasma measurements; Time resolved fluorescence spectroscopy; Two photon laser excitation

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC ARCS; FLUORESCENCE; FUNCTIONS; GLOW DISCHARGES; LASER APPLICATIONS; LASER PULSES; MULTIPHOTON PROCESSES; SPECTROSCOPY;

LASER INDUCED FLUORESCENCE; TWO PHOTON LASER EXCITATION;

WAVE PLASMA INTERACTIONS;

EID: 0031249061     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.649576     Document Type: Article

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