Radial distribution of electron density, gas temperature and air species in a torch kind helium plasma produced at atmospheric pressure

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 709-721

  Alvarez R ^a   Quintero, M C ^a   Rodero, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abel inversion; Electron density; Gas temperature; Helium plasma; Radial distribution; Spectroscopic measurements

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; HELIUM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIGHT EMISSION; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; MICROWAVES; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ABEL INVERSIONS; GAS TEMPERATURE; HELIUM PLASMAS; RADIAL DISTRIBUTIONS; SPECTROECOPIC MEASUREMENTS;

INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA;

EID: 2342521258     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2004.02.004     Document Type: Article

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