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Author Gröger, S.; Ramakers, M.; Hamme, M.; Medrano, J.A.; Bibinov, N.; Gallucci, F.; Bogaerts, A.; Awakowicz, P.
Title Characterization of a nitrogen gliding arc plasmatron using optical emission spectroscopy and high-speed camera Type A1 Journal article
Year (down) 2019 Publication Journal of physics: D: applied physics Abbreviated Journal J Phys D Appl Phys
Volume 52 Issue 6 Pages 065201
Keywords A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
Abstract A gliding arc plasmatron (GAP), which is very promising for purification and gas conversion,

is characterized in nitrogen using optical emission spectroscopy and high-speed photography,

because the cross sections of electron impact excitation of N 2 are well known. The gas

temperature (of about 5500 K), the electron density (up to 1.5 × 10 15 cm −3 ) and the reduced

electric field (of about 37 Td) are determined using an absolutely calibrated intensified charge-

coupled device (ICCD) camera, equipped with an in-house made optical arrangement for

simultaneous two-wavelength diagnostics, adapted to the transient behavior of a GA channel

in turbulent gas flow. The intensities of nitrogen molecular emission bands, N 2 (C–B,0–0) as

well as N +

2 (B–X,0–0), are measured simultaneously. The electron density and the reduced

electric field are determined at a spatial resolution of 30 µm, using numerical simulation and

measured emission intensities, applying the Abel inversion of the ICCD images. The temporal

behavior of the GA plasma channel and the formation of plasma plumes are studied using a

high-speed camera. Based on the determined plasma parameters, we suggest that the plasma

plume formation is due to the magnetization of electrons in the plasma channel of the GAP by

an axial magnetic field in the plasma vortex.
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Language Wos 000451745900001 Publication Date 2018-11-30
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Impact Factor 2.588 Times cited 7 Open Access Not_Open_Access: Available from 30.11.2019
Notes The authors are very grateful to Professor Kurt Behringer for the development of the program code for simulation of emis- sion spectra of nitrogen. Approved Most recent IF: 2.588
Call Number PLASMANT @ plasmant @UA @ admin @ c:irua:155974 Serial 5141
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