Optical emission spectroscopy study in the VUV-VIS regimes of a developing low-temperature plasma in nitrogen gas

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 45, Issue 49, 2012, Pages

  Fierro, A ^a   Laity, G ^a   Neuber, A ^a  

^a Texas Tech University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC EMISSION; BOLTZMANN; CONTRIBUTING FACTOR; ELECTRON AVALANCHES; HIGH ENERGY PHOTONS; INITIAL PHASIS; LOW TEMPERATURE PLASMAS; MOLECULAR NITROGEN; NITROGEN GAS; PHOTO MULTIPLIER TUBE; POSITIVE SYSTEMS; SPECTRUM SIMULATION; STATE POPULATION; SURFACE FLASHOVER; TEMPERATURE ANALYSIS; TIME-RESOLVED EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET-VISIBLE SPECTRA; VACUUM ULTRAVIOLETS;

ATMOSPHERIC IONIZATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTONS; PLASMAS; TEMPERATURE;

PHOTOIONIZATION;

EID: 84870204874     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/45/49/495202     Document Type: Article

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