ELECTRON-TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS IN THE AFTERGLOW PLASMA OF A HIGH-VOLTAGE PULSED DISCHARGE IN CESIUM VAPORS

Authors
SURMEIAN A DIPLASU C COLLINS CB MUSA G POPESCU II
Citation
A. Surmeian et al., ELECTRON-TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS IN THE AFTERGLOW PLASMA OF A HIGH-VOLTAGE PULSED DISCHARGE IN CESIUM VAPORS, Journal of physics. D, Applied physics, 30(12), 1997, pp. 1755-1758
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
Journal of physics. D, Applied physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223727
Volume
30
Issue
12
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1755 - 1758
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3727(1997)30:12<1755:EMITAP>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
We have determined the electron temperature for the afterglow period o f a high-voltage pulsed discharge in caesium vapours from the continuu m radiative recombination spectrum. This spectroscopic method, success fully used for continuum current discharges, was adapted to our transi ent plasma conditions. Using a variable gate recording system, we dete rmined the electron temperature to be about 3430 +/- 30 K in the early afterglow.