Published October 2004 | Version v1
Journal article

Velocity and metastable state population distributions of laser-ablated neodymium

  • 1. Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI), Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 319-1195 (Japan)
  • 2. Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801 (Japan)

Description

Laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy has been employed to characterize a plume produced in nanosecond laser ablation of metallic neodymium. Kinetic energy distributions of ions and neutrals in the plume were investigated as functions of processing parameters such as laser fluence and ambient gas pressure. Population distributions of metastable levels in the ablated atoms were also measured. These investigations provide preliminary data for the design of a new type of resonance photo-ionization laser ion source

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Review of Scientific Instruments
Journal Volume
75
Journal Issue
10
Journal Page Range
p. 3775-3776
ISSN
0034-6748
CODEN
RSINAK

Conference

Title
15. topical conference on high temperature plasma diagnostics
Dates
19-22 Apr 2004
Place
San Diego, CA (United States)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
36080081
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ABLATION; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; ION MOBILITY; ION SOURCES; KINETIC ENERGY; METASTABLE STATES; NEODYMIUM LASERS; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PLASMA PRODUCTION
Descriptors DEC
EMISSION; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY; ENERGY LEVELS; EXCITED STATES; LASERS; LUMINESCENCE; MOBILITY; PARTICLE MOBILITY; PHOTON EMISSION; SOLID STATE LASERS; SPECTROSCOPY

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(c) 2004 American Institute of Physics