Hydrogen Balmer lines for low electron number density plasma diagnostics

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 76, Issue , 2012, Pages 16-26

  Konjevic N ^a   Ivkovic M ^a   Sakan, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Electron number density; Hydrogen spectral lines; Spectral line shapes and intensities; Spectroscopic plasma diagnostics; Stark broadening

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON NUMBER DENSITIES; HYDROGEN SPECTRAL LINES; SPECTRAL LINE SHAPE; SPECTROSCOPIC PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; STARK BROADENINGS;

HYDROGEN; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

STARK EFFECT;

EID: 84867403268     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2012.06.026     Document Type: Review

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