Diagnostic Study of an Fe-Ni Alloy Plasma Generated by the Fundamental (1064 nm) and Second (532 nm) Harmonics of an Nd: YAG Laser

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2013-05-15
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WestudiedthespatialevolutionoftheFe-Niplasmageneratedbythefundamental(1064nm)andsecond(532nm)harmonicsofaQ-switchedNd:YAGlaser.Theexperimentallyobservedlineprofilesoftheneutraliron(FeI)havebeenusedtoextracttheplasmatemperature(Te)usingtheBoltzmannplotmethod,whereastheelectronnumberdensity(Ne)hasbeendeter-minedfromtheStarkbroadening.Inaddition,westudiedthespatialbehaviorofTeandNewiththevariationoflaserenergyforironplasmabyplacingthetargetmaterial(iron-nickelalloy)inairatatmosphericpressureforbothmodesoftheNd:YAGlaser.