›› 2014, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (7): 75201-075201.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/23/7/075201

• PHYSICS OF GASES, PLASMAS, AND ELECTRIC DISCHARGES • 上一篇    下一篇

Balmer-alpha and Balmer-beta Stark line intensity profiles for high-power hydrogen inductively coupled plasmas

王松柏a b, 雷光玖c, 刘东平a, 杨思泽a   

  1. a School of Physics and Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China;
    b College of Physics and Information Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China;
    c Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu 610041, China
  • 收稿日期:2013-10-12 修回日期:2014-03-17 出版日期:2014-07-15 发布日期:2014-07-15
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Magnetic Confinement Fusion Science Program of China (Grant Nos. 2011GB108011 and 2010GB103001) and the Major International (Regional) Project Cooperation and Exchanges (Grant No. 11320101005).

Balmer-alpha and Balmer-beta Stark line intensity profiles for high-power hydrogen inductively coupled plasmas

Wang Song-Bai (王松柏)a b, Lei Guang-Jiu (雷光玖)c, Liu Dong-Ping (刘东平)a, Yang Si-Ze (杨思泽)a   

  1. a School of Physics and Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China;
    b College of Physics and Information Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China;
    c Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu 610041, China
  • Received:2013-10-12 Revised:2014-03-17 Online:2014-07-15 Published:2014-07-15
  • Contact: Lei Guang-Jiu, Liu Dong-Ping E-mail:gjlei@swip.ac.cn;dongping.liu@dlnu.edu.cn
  • About author:52.27.Gr; 52.27.-h
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Magnetic Confinement Fusion Science Program of China (Grant Nos. 2011GB108011 and 2010GB103001) and the Major International (Regional) Project Cooperation and Exchanges (Grant No. 11320101005).

摘要: We compare Balmer-alpha (Hα) and Balmer-beta (Hβ) emissions from high-power (1.0-6.0 kW) hydrogen inductively coupled plasmas (ICPs), and propose region I (0.0-2.0 kW), region Ⅱ (2.0-5.0 kW), and region Ⅲ (5.0-6.0 kW). In region I, both Hα emission intensity (Iα) and Hβ emission intensity (Iβ) increase with radio frequency (RF) power, which is explained by the corona model and Boltzmann's law, etc. However, in region Ⅱ, Iα almost remains constant while Iβ rapidly achieves its maximum value. In region Ⅲ, Iα slightly increases with RF power, while Iβ decreases with RF power, which deviates significantly from the theoretical explanation for the Hα and Hβ emissions in region I. It is suggested that two strong electric fields are generated in high-power (2.0-6.0 kW) hydrogen ICPs: one is due to the external electric field of high-power RF discharge, and the other one is due to the micro electric field of the ions and electrons around the exited state hydrogen atoms in ICPs. Therefore, the strong Stark effect can play an important role in explaining the experimental results.

关键词: high-power radio frequency plasma, Hα and Hβ spectral lines in hydrogen ICPs, Stark effect

Abstract: We compare Balmer-alpha (Hα) and Balmer-beta (Hβ) emissions from high-power (1.0-6.0 kW) hydrogen inductively coupled plasmas (ICPs), and propose region I (0.0-2.0 kW), region Ⅱ (2.0-5.0 kW), and region Ⅲ (5.0-6.0 kW). In region I, both Hα emission intensity (Iα) and Hβ emission intensity (Iβ) increase with radio frequency (RF) power, which is explained by the corona model and Boltzmann's law, etc. However, in region Ⅱ, Iα almost remains constant while Iβ rapidly achieves its maximum value. In region Ⅲ, Iα slightly increases with RF power, while Iβ decreases with RF power, which deviates significantly from the theoretical explanation for the Hα and Hβ emissions in region I. It is suggested that two strong electric fields are generated in high-power (2.0-6.0 kW) hydrogen ICPs: one is due to the external electric field of high-power RF discharge, and the other one is due to the micro electric field of the ions and electrons around the exited state hydrogen atoms in ICPs. Therefore, the strong Stark effect can play an important role in explaining the experimental results.

Key words: high-power radio frequency plasma, Hα and Hβ spectral lines in hydrogen ICPs, Stark effect

中图分类号:  (Strongly-coupled plasmas)

  • 52.27.Gr
52.27.-h (Basic studies of specific kinds of plasmas)