Production of Alkali Plasmas by Photoionization
- 1 January 1973
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Review of Scientific Instruments
- Vol. 44 (1) , 35-37
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1685950
Abstract
Pulsed, low temperature, alkali plasmas have been produced by photoionization of the vapor using a xenon flashtube uv source. Results are as follows: for cesium, ne>1011 cm−3 with 100% ionization; for potassium, ne≈1010 cm−3 with 2% ionization; and for lithium, ne≈2×1010 cm−3. The flashtube spectrum in the 2100–3200 Å range was measured.Keywords
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