Optical and electrical characteristics of AC glow-discharge plasma in N2O


Por: Valencia H.M., Yousif F.B., Robledo-Martínez A., Mejia F.C.

Publicada: 1 ene 2006
Resumen:
This paper considers the optical and electrical characterization of an ac glow-discharge plasma in the abnormal glow mode used for optical emission spectroscopy. The total discharge current and applied voltage are measured using conventional techniques. The electrical characteristics of the planer-cathode glow discharge confirmed that the plasma is operating at an abnormal discharge mode characterized by the increases in the operating voltage as the current was raised under given pressure. Optical emission spectroscopy was used to determine the main emission lines of the glow-discharge plasma of N2O at pressures between 0.5 and 4.0 torr. It shows that the discharge emission range is mainly within 300-400 nm. The emission lines correspond to NO, O2, and O2 + are the dominant lines in the glow-discharge plasma in this paper. Intensity of the emission lines show linear increase with the discharge current up to 0.4 A followed by saturation at higher currents. No emission lines were observed in this paper corresponding to atomic oxygen or nitrogen. © 2006 IEEE.

Filiaciones:
Valencia H.M.:
 Centro de Ciencias Físicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), 62251 Cuernavaca, Mexico

Yousif F.B.:
 Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, 62210 Cuernavaca, Mexico

Robledo-Martínez A.:
 Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico City, Mexico

Mejia F.C.:
 Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico
ISSN: 00933813
Editorial
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC, 445 HOES LANE, PISCATAWAY, NJ 08855-4141 USA, Estados Unidos America
Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 34 Número: 4 II
Páginas: 1497-1502
WOS Id: 000239976500001