Emission Intensity Enhancement of DC Arc Plasma Induced by External Oscillating Magnetic Field
✍ Scribed by M. M. Stoiljković; M. Pavlović; J. Savović; M. Kuzmanović
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 391 KB
- Volume
- 47
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0005-8025
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Direct current (dc) arc plasma with continuous aerosol supply was coupled with an external oscillatingmagnetic field of a few tens of mT and a frequency of up to 1 kHz. Such configuration was used to alter the plasma‐related radiative properties. The magnetic field was oriented perpendicularly to the electric field in the plasma and forced the arc column to oscillate as a whole with respect to the surrounding atmosphere. The magnitude of the appliedmagnetic.eld controls the amplitude of the oscillatory motion. Several parameters that can contribute to the radiative properties of the plasma were investigated (arc current, composition of aerosol introduced into the plasma, amplitude and frequency of the magnetic field applied). Spectral emission from different zones of the plasma column was measured by optical emission spectroscopy (OES). In comparison to steady‐state plasma, the applied magnetic field induces an intensity enhancement of emission of the most analytes considered. The intensity enhancement is strongly affected by the amplitude and frequency of plasma column oscillations, i.e. by plasma column velocity. Also, intensity enhancement depends on the plasma zone observed. (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)