Abstract
This paper presents optical imaging and optical emission spectroscopy (OES) data of an atmospheric-pressure plasma jet. It is shown how the visual information and OES information of the air discharge are related as the blown arc extends from the nozzle (2-4 mm) with a molecular nitrogen rotational temperature on the order of 1700 K and the flowing afterglow beyond this region is dominated by the cooler (300-K) NO-O chemiluminescent reaction that produces NO2 species.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 5910400 |
| Pages (from-to) | 2326-2327 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 11 PART 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - Nov 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Atmospheric-pressure plasmas
- optical emission
- plasma applications
- plasma temperature