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Temporally and Spatially Resolved Emission Spectroscopy of Cyanide, Hydrogen and Carbon in Laser-Induced Plasma

Version 1 : Received: 24 June 2019 / Approved: 26 June 2019 / Online: 26 June 2019 (07:49:09 CEST)

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Parigger, C.G.; Helstern, C.M.; Gautam, G. Temporally and Spatially Resolved Emission Spectroscopy of Hydrogen, Cyanide and Carbon in Laser-Induced Plasma. Atoms 2019, 7, 74. Parigger, C.G.; Helstern, C.M.; Gautam, G. Temporally and Spatially Resolved Emission Spectroscopy of Hydrogen, Cyanide and Carbon in Laser-Induced Plasma. Atoms 2019, 7, 74.

Abstract

This work examines atomic and molecular signatures in laser-induced plasma in standard ambient temperature and pressure environments, including background contributions to the spectra that depend on the laser pulse-width. Investigations include solids, gases, and nano-particles. Abel inversions of measured line-of-sight data reveal insight into the radial plasma distribution. For nominal 6 nanosecond laser pulses and for pulse-energies in the range of 100 to 800 mJ, expansion dynamics and turbulence due to shock phenomena are elucidated to address local equilibrium details that are frequently assumed in spatially averaged emission spectroscopy. Chemical equilibrium computations reveal temperature dependence of selected plasma species. Specific interests include atomic hydrogen (H) and cyanide (CN). Atomic hydrogen spectra indicate axisymmetric shell structures and isentropic expansion of the plasma kernel over and above the usual shockwave. The recombination radiation of CN emanates within the first 100 nanoseconds for laser-induced breakdown in a 1:1 CO2:N2 gas mixture when using nanosecond laser pulses to create the micro-plasma. The micro-plasma is generated using 1064 nm, 150 mJ, 6 ns Q-switched Nd:YAG laser radiation. Measurements of the optical emission spectra utilize a 0.64 m Czerny-Turner type spectrometer and an intensified charge-coupled device.

Keywords

laser-induced plasma; atomic spectroscopy; molecular spectroscopy; cyanide; hydrogen; carbon

Subject

Physical Sciences, Fluids and Plasmas Physics

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