Spectroscopic characterization of laser-produced atmospheric pressure helium microplasmas

Plasma Sources Science and Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Monfared, S K ^a   Graham, W G ^b   Morgan, T J ^a   Huwel L ^a  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS METHOD; DELAY TIME; DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS; ELECTRON DENSITIES; EXCITATION TEMPERATURE; HELIUM LINES; HELIUM PLASMAS; HYDROGEN-HELIUM MIXTURE; LINE INTENSITIES; MICRO-PLASMAS; PEAK INTENSITY RATIO; PEAK SEPARATIONS; SPECTROSCOPIC CHARACTERIZATION; SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUE; STARK BROADENINGS; TEMPERATURE CURVES; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION; THERMAL EQUILIBRIUMS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRON DENSITY MEASUREMENT; HELIUM; LASER EXCITATION; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; METAMATERIALS; PLASMA DEVICES; STARK EFFECT;

ELECTRONS;

EID: 79957704451     PISSN: 09630252     EISSN: 13616595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0963-0252/20/3/035001     Document Type: Article

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