简介:Ageneratoroftheglidingarcjet(GAJ),whichisdrivenbyatransversemagneticfield,isdevelopedtoproducenon-equilibriumplasmaatatmosphericpressure.ThegastemperatureisestimatedusingthespectrumofOHradicalstobeabout2400±400K.Thedeterminationsofelectrontemperatureandelectrondensitybyusingaline-ratiomethodareelaboratedfortheglidingarcjetplasma.Thisline-ratiomethodisbasedonacollisional-radiativemodel.Theexperimentresultsshowthatelectrontemperatureisabout1.0eVandelectrondensityisabout6.9×1014cm-3.Obviously,theplasmaofGAJisinanon-equilibriumstate.