Accession Number:

ADA023180

Title:

Study of Plasma Enhancement and Diagnostic Possibilities of Selective Excitation Spectroscopy.

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. 1 Aug 72-31 Aug 75,

Corporate Author:

TORONTO UNIV (ONTARIO) INST FOR AEROSPACE STUDIES

Personal Author(s):

• Measures,R. M.

Report Date:

1976-02-01

Pagination or Media Count:

18.0

Abstract:

In order to study laser selective excitation of a wide variety of metal vapour plasmas, a versatile laser ablation facility that avoids many of the technical difficulities assoicated with other approaches to studying such plasmas was developed. Author

Descriptors:

• *EXCITATION
• *DYE LASERS
• ABLATION
• SPECTROSCOPY
• CANADA
• EMISSION SPECTRA
• PULSED LASERS
• PUMPING(ELECTRONICS)
• DIAGNOSIS(GENERAL)
• CHROMIUM
• METAL VAPORS

Subject Categories:

• Lasers and Masers
• Test Facilities, Equipment and Methods
• Plasma Physics and Magnetohydrodynamics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE