Flashboard Plasma Characterization Using Spectroscopy

Andrei Ben Amar Baranga, Niansheng Qi, David A. Hammer

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Abstract

The plasma produced by a 10 cm x 6 cm planar flashboard has been investigated by emission spectroscopy. The plasma composition, density, and temperature have been determined with time and space resolution using measurements of the relative intensity of spontaneous emission in different atomic and ionic transitions together with calculations based on a collisional-radiative equilibrium model. The (1–2) x 1013 cm−3 and (3–4) eV plasma flows away from the flashboard surface at a speed of about 10 cm/μs. A 1.7 cm//μs transverse velocity has been obtained from the Doppler width of an emission line.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)562-567
Number of pages6
JournalIEEE Transactions on Plasma Science
Volume20
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 1992
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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