Introduction to Plasma Spectroscopy (eBook)

1961 Diploma in Physics, Technical University Munich, Germany 1964 Dr. rer. nat., Technical University Munich 1961-1965 Scientist, Institute for Plasma Physics, Garching 1965-1972 Research Associate, Assistant and Associate Professor, University of Maryland, USA 1972-2000 Full Professor of Experimental Physics, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany 2000 Professor emeritus

Preface 7
Contents 8
1 Introduction 12
2 Quantities of Spectroscopy 16
2.1 Radiometric Quantities 16
2.2 Measured Quantities 17
2.3 Local Quantities 20
2.4 Radiance of Plasmas with Re-Absorption 23
3 Spectroscopic Instruments 26
3.1 General Considerations 26
3.2 Dispersing Elements 28
3.3 Windows, Filters, Mirrors, Optics 39
3.4 Spectrometer Designs 49
3.5 Alignment and Apparatus Function 60
4 Detectors 64
4.1 General Properties 64
4.2 Photoemissive Detectors 66
4.3 Semiconductor Detectors 74
4.4 Photoionization Detectors 80
4.5 Miscellaneous Detectors 84
5 Calibration 86
5.1 Wavelength Calibration 86
5.2 Sensitivity Calibration 87
6 Radiative Processes in Plasmas 96
6.1 Overview 96
6.2 Line Radiation 98
6.3 Continuum Radiation 109
7 Collisional Processes 126
7.1 Introductory Remarks 126
7.2 Collisional Excitation and Deexcitation by Electron Impacts 127
7.3 Electron Impact Ionization and Three-Body Recombination 137
7.4 Dielectronic Recombination and Autoionization 140
7.5 Charge Exchange Processes 143
7.6 Ion and Atom Impact Excitation and Ionization 144
8 Kinetics of the Population of Atomic Levels in Plasmas 146
8.1 Introductory Remarks 146
8.2 Thermodynamic Equilibrium Relations 147
8.3 Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium 150
8.4 Corona Equilibrium 153
8.5 Collisional Radiative Models 157
9 Line Broadening 164
9.1 Profile Functions 164
9.2 Broadening Mechanisms 166
10 Diagnostic Applications 190
10.1 Verification of Atomic Data 190
10.2 Measurements of Particle Densities 191
10.3 Temperature Measurements 197
10.4 Measurements of the Electron Density 206
10.5 Electric and Magnetic Field Measurements 213
A Appendix 216
A.1 List of Symbols 216
B Appendix 222
B.1 Data Centers 222
C Appendix 224
C.1 Atomic Constants and Quantities 224
C.2 Some Atomic Relations 225
References 226
Index 248