An experimental study on the asymmetry and the dip form of the Hβ line profiles in microwave produced plasmas at atmospheric pressure

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 939-947

  Torres, J ^a   Palomares, J M ^a   Gigosos, M A ^b   Gamero, A ^a   Sola, A ^a   van der Mullen, J J A M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^c EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asymmetry function; Balmer H ; H dip; Plasma diagnosis; Spectral profile asymmetry

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRY FUNCTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; PLASMA DIAGNOSIS; SPECTRAL PROFILE ASYMMETRY;

EID: 50149093816     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2008.05.007     Document Type: Article

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