Mapping neutral, ion and electron number densities within laser ablated plasma plumes

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3404, Issue , 1997, Pages 341-350

  Weaver, I ^a   Doyle, L A ^a   Martin, G W ^a   Riley, D ^a   Lamb, M J ^a   Graham, W G ^a   Morrow, T ^a   Lewis, C L S ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absorption spectroscopy; Langmuir probe; Laser ablation; Laser induced fluorescence; Number density

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; FLUORESCENCE; INTERFEROMETRY; IONS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NEODYMIUM LASERS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

PLASMA EXPANSIONS; PLASMA PLUMES;

LASER ABLATION;

EID: 0031392035     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.308637     Document Type: Conference Paper

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