Chemistry and Physics Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches, Lectures
Measurements and spectral modeling of neutral argon as a diagnostic in the ALEXIS plasma
Event Name/Location
2011 American Physical Society Division of Plasma Physics meeting / Salt Lake City, Utah
Date Range
November 14–18, 2011
Presentation Date
2011
Document Type
Poster
Proceeding Title
Bulletin of the American Physical Society
Description
We present spectral measurements and theoretical results for an argon plasma experiment on the ALEXIS (Auburn Linear~Experiment for Instability Studies) device. Langmuir probe measurements for the electron temperature and density profiles along the line of sight were taken for a wide range of plasma B-field settings. Comparisons with theoretical models show that the plasma is not in ionization equilibrium. A theoretical spectrum is constructed using the line of sight profiles and recently calculated R-matrix atomic data. We also investigate the role of a non-equilibrium population in the neutral Ar metastable and how that affects the spectrum.
*This work is supported by grants from the US Department of Energy.
NSUWorks Citation
Kiene, Andrew; Loch, Stuart; DuBois, Ami; Eadon, Ashley; and Thomas, Edward, "Measurements and spectral modeling of neutral argon as a diagnostic in the ALEXIS plasma" (2011). Chemistry and Physics Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches, Lectures. 325.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cnso_chemphys_facpres/325
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