Optical diagnostics of positive column dc discharge by Rydberg state spectroscopy
Appl. Phys. Lett. 46, 540 (1985); doi:10.1063/1.95585
Issue Date: 15 March 1985
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High resolution measurements of the Stark broadening of very high Rydberg 1P states in helium provide a resolution in electric field of approximately 1 V cm−1. The tunable laser-induced optogalvanic signal experiments were performed in a low pressure, low current discharge. The high sensitivity permits, for the first time, the net electric field to be obtained by a spectroscopic technique. The relative metastable density profile and indirectly, the electron density profile are also obtained from the magnitudes of the optogalvanic signals.
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| History: | Received 8 November 1984; accepted 21 December 1984 |
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KEYWORDS and PACS
RYDBERG STATES,
HELIUM,
RESOLUTION,
STARK EFFECT,
LINE BROADENING,
SENSITIVITY,
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES,
ELECTRIC FIELDS,
OPTOGALVANIC EFFECT,
LASER RADIATION,
PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS,
WEAKLY IONIZED GASES,
ELECTRON DENSITY,
EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY
- 32.60.+i
Atomic spectra and interactions with photons Zeeman and Stark effects - 32.70.Jz
Atomic spectra and interactions with photons Intensities and shapes of atomic spectral lines Line shapes, widths, and shifts - 52.70.Kz
The physics of plasmas and electric discharges Plasma diagnostic techniques and instrumentation Optical (ultraviolet, visible, infrared) measurements - 52.80.Hc
The physics of plasmas and electric discharges Electric discharges Glow; corona - YEAR: 1985
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0003-6951 (print)
1077-3118 (online)
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