Behavior and spectrum analysis of welding arc in low-power YAG-laser-MAG hybrid-welding process

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 36, Issue 4 PART 5, 2008, Pages 1937-1943

  Liu, Liming ^a   Huang, Ruisheng ^a   Song, Gang ^a   Hao, Xinfeng ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Arc attraction and constriction; Electron density; Electron temperature; Emission spectrum; Local thermodynamic equilibrium (LTE); YAG laser metal active gas (MAG) hybrid welding

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; CAVITY RESONATORS; ELECTRIC WELDING; ELECTRON DENSITY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRON TEMPERATURE; ELECTRONS; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; GAS ABSORPTION; GAS WELDING; INERT GAS WELDING; LASERS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); METALS; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; PLASMA WELDING; PLASMAS; POWER SPECTRUM; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS; THERMODYNAMICS; WELDING;

ARC ATTRACTION AND CONSTRICTION; ARC PLASMAS; ARC ROOTS; BOLTZMANN PLOTS; ELECTRON DENSITIES; ELECTRON DENSITY; EMISSION SPECTRAL; EMISSION SPECTRUM; EMISSION SPECTRUMS; LASER-INDUCED; LOCAL THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM; LOCAL THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM (LTE); LOW POWERS; MAG-WELDING; METAL ACTIVE GAS; STARK BROADENING; SYNERGY EFFECTS; WELDING ARCS; WELDING PROCESSES; YAG LASER-METAL ACTIVE GAS (MAG) HYBRID WELDING; YAG LASERS;

LASER BEAM WELDING;

EID: 50249187201     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2008.927138     Document Type: Article

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