Issue |
Eur. Phys. J. Appl. Phys.
Volume 71, Number 2, August 2015
The 14th International Symposium on High Pressure Low Temperature Plasma Chemistry (HAKONE XIV)
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Article Number | 20812 | |
Number of page(s) | 9 | |
Section | Plasma, Discharges and Processes | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjap/2015150022 | |
Published online | 31 July 2015 |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjap/2015150022
Dependence of laser-induced fluorescence on exciting-laser power: partial saturation and laser – plasma interaction*
Masaryk University, Faculty of Science, 61137
Brno, Czech Republic
a e-mail: pdvorak@physics.muni.cz
Received:
15
January
2015
Revised:
20
May
2015
Accepted:
1
July
2015
Published online:
31
July
2015
In recent publications on laser-induced fluorescence (LIF), the measurements are usually constricted to the region of weak exciting-laser power – the so called linear LIF. In this work, a practical formula describing the dependence of partially saturated fluorescence on the exciting-laser power is derived, together with practical implementation suggestions and comments on its limitations. In the conclusion, the practical formula is proposed with the limitation for validity β EL ≤ 0.4, where α EL is the hypothetical linear fluorescence without saturation effects, and a more general formula is derived, which is valid for higher values of α EL as well. Extending the range of exciting laser power to the region of partial saturation enhances the signal-to-noise ratio. Such measurements in a surface dielectric barrier discharge further reveal discharge disruption by photoelectrons emitted from the dielectric surface. Methods of control and solution of this problem are discussed.
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