Characterization of chemical contaminants and their spectral properties from an atmospheric pressure ns-pulsed microdischarge in neon

Sillerud, Colin H.; Schwindt, Peter D.  D.; Moorman, Mathew; Yee, B. T.; Anderson, John; Pfeifer, Nathaniel B.; Hedberg, E. L.; Manginell, Ronald P.

doi:10.1063/1.4977448

Characterization of chemical contaminants and their spectral properties from an atmospheric pressure ns-pulsed microdischarge in neon

Journal Article · Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2017 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4977448· OSTI ID:1356220

Sillerud, Colin H. ^[1]; ^[1]; Moorman, Mathew ^[1]; Yee, B. T. ^[1]; Anderson, John ^[1]; Pfeifer, Nathaniel B. ^[1]; Hedberg, E. L. ^[2]; ^[1]

Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Portable applications of microdischarges will mandate operation in the presence of contaminant species. This paper examines the temporal evolution of microdischarge optical and ultraviolet emissions during pulsed operation by experimental methods. By varying the pulse length of a microdischarge initiated in a 4-hole silicon microcavity array operating in a 655 Torr ambient primarily composed of Ne, we were able to measure the emission growth rates for different contaminant species native to the discharge environment as a function of pulse length. It was found that emission from hydrogen and oxygen impurities demonstrated similar rates of change, while emissions from molecular and atomic nitrogen, measured at 337.1 and 120 nm’s respectively, exhibited the lowest rate of change. We conclude that it is likely that O₂ undergoes the same resonant energy transfer process between rare gas excimers that has been shown for H₂. Further, efficient resonant processes were found to be favored during ignition and extinction phases of the pulse, while emission at the 337.1 nm line from N₂ was favored during the intermediate stage of the plasma. In addition to experimental results, a zero-dimensional analysis is also presented to further understand the nature of the microdischarge.

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Research Organization:: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

OSTI ID:: 1356220

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1349535

Report Number(s):: SAND--2016-9770J; 647882

Journal Information:: Physics of Plasmas, Journal Name: Physics of Plasmas Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 24; ISSN 1070-664X

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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