• DocumentCode
    1213638
  • Title

    A Novel Laser Heterodyne Technique for the Measurement of Electron Density in Gas Discharges: Application to a TEA CO2 Laser Plasma

  • Author

    Willetts, D.V. ; Harris, M.R.

  • Volume
    11
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1983
  • fDate
    6/1/1983 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    68
  • Lastpage
    71
  • Abstract
    We describe a novel intracavity laser heterodyne technique for the measurement of electron density in gas discharges. The method produces time-resolved data from a single pulse and we have used it to monitor electron densities in a TEA laser discharge with a typical CO2 laser gas mixture. Good agreement was found between the measured electron density and its value calculated from current density and drift velocity. A maximum value of 5 × 1013 cm-3 was observed.
  • Keywords
    Current measurement; Density measurement; Discharges; Electrons; Gas lasers; Monitoring; Optical pulses; Plasma applications; Plasma density; Plasma measurements;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-3813
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPS.1983.4316223
  • Filename
    4316223
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1213638