Laser-induced breakdown in gases: experiments and simulation

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511541261.005

4 - Laser-induced breakdown in gases: experiments and simulation

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 August 2009

Christian G. Parigger

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Andrzej W. Miziolek ,

Vincenzo Palleschi and

Israel Schechter

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Christian G. Parigger: Affiliation:
The University of Tennessee Space Institute
Andrzej W. Miziolek: Affiliation:
U.S. Army Research Laboratory, USA
Vincenzo Palleschi: Affiliation:
Istituto per I Processi Chimico-Fisici, Italy
Israel Schechter: Affiliation:
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa

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Introduction

Measurements and simulations of laser-induced optical breakdown spectra are presented in this chapter. Of special interest is the determination of spectroscopic temperature and species concentrations following nominal 1–10 ns laser-induced optical breakdown. Early in the micro-plasma decay, the use of Stark-broadened atomic lines for determination of electron number densities is indicated, and the use of Boltzmann plots is indicated for determination of excitation temperatures. Later in the plasma decay, molecular recombination spectra can be used to characterize the micro-plasma. Spectroscopic temperature and species number densities are inferred by use of the non-equilibrium air radiation (NEQAIR) code. For selected diatomic species that dominate the recombination emission spectrum in the plasma decay, accurate diatomic line strengths are used to find temperature information. The species number densities are estimated from calculated plasma emission spectra for the experimental conditions. Computational fluid dynamics modeling is used to characterize post-breakdown fluid physics phenomena. Laser spark decay phenomena are studied by the use of a two-dimensional, axially symmetric, time-accurate model. The initial laser spark temperature distribution is generated to simulate a post-breakdown profile that is consistent with focal volume investigations. In the developed computational model, plasma equilibrium kinetics are implemented in ionized regions, and non-equilibrium, multi-step, finite-rate reactions are implemented in non-ionized regions.

This chapter addresses simulations of laser focusing, analysis of atomic and molecular spectra, and the computational model to describe laser-induced post-breakdown phenomena.

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Information: Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy , pp. 171 - 193

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