Optogalvanic and optopotential signals in a glow discharge reveal electrode coupling effects

Autor: Zhubiao Zhu, Edward H. Piepmeier
Rok vydání: 1994
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Zdroj: Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy. 49:1775-1785
ISSN: 0584-8547
DOI: 10.1016/0584-8547(94)80147-9
Popis: This study considers the coupling effect between the cathode and anode regions-the two most important regions in a glow discharge. Cathode and anode processes are tightly coupled by electron and ion coupling effects. Both electron and ion coupling effects were observed by studying excited Ar atoms in the cathode and anode regions and observing laser-induced space charge variations and the optogalvanic effect. Laser-induced space charge variations in the glow discharge were observed by the change in potential of an electrical probe. This signal, called the optopotential signal, provides useful information about the cathode and anode processes, and may become another useful spectroscopic detection method.
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