Determination of the local electron number density in laser-induced plasmas by Stark-broadened profiles of spectral lines: Comparative results from H α, Fe i and Si II lines

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 395-400

  Aragon C ^a   Aguilera, J A ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy; LIBS; Plasma characterization; Stark broadening

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON DENSITIES; ELECTRON NUMBER DENSITIES; EMISSION COEFFICIENT; IMAGING SPECTROMETERS; LASER INDUCED PLASMA; ND : YAG LASERS; PLASMA CHARACTERIZATION; REFERENCE LINES; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPECTRAL LINE; STARK BROADENINGS;

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; ELECTRON DENSITY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRONS; LASER DAMAGE; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; PLASMA THEORY; SILICON; SPECTROSCOPY; STARK EFFECT;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 77955323573     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2010.03.020     Document Type: Article

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