Determination of Spectroscopic Temperatures and Electron Density in Rotating Gliding Arc Discharge

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 836-845

  Wu, Ang Jian ^a   Zhang, Hao ^a   Li, Xiao Dong ^a   Lu, Sheng Yong ^a   Du, Chang Ming ^b   Yan, Jian Hua ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electron density; plasma; rotating gliding arc (RGA); rotational temperature; vibrational temperature

Indexed keywords

ARGON; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; DENSITY OF GASES; ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRON DENSITY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRONS; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; FLOW OF GASES; LIGHT EMISSION; NITROGEN; NITROGEN PLASMA; OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; PLASMAS; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

GLIDING ARC; OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTRA; ROTATIONAL TEMPERATURE; SECOND POSITIVE SYSTEMS; SPECTRAL LINE PROFILES; SPECTROSCOPIC CHARACTERISTICS; SPECTROSCOPIC PARAMETERS; VIBRATIONAL TEMPERATURE;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

EID: 85027926597     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2015.2394441     Document Type: Article

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