Plume Dynamics and Gas-phase Molecular Formation in Transient Laser-produced Uranium Plasmas

Skrodzki, Patrick J.; Burger, Milos; Jovanovic, I; Phillips, Mark C.; Yeak, Jeremy; Brumfield, Brian E.; Harilal, Sivanandan S.

doi:10.1063/1.5087704

Plume Dynamics and Gas-phase Molecular Formation in Transient Laser-produced Uranium Plasmas

Journal Article · 01 August 2019 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5087704· OSTI ID:1576466

Skrodzki, Patrick J. ^[1]; Burger, Milos ^[1]; Jovanovic, I ^[2]; Phillips, Mark C. ^[3]; Yeak, Jeremy ^[4]; Brumfield, Brian E. ^[3]; ^[3]

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
University of Michigan
BATTELLE (PACIFIC NW LAB)
Opticslah, Inc.

The dynamics of expansion, thermodynamics, and chemical reactions in laser-produced plas- mas are of general interest for all laser ablation applications. This study investigates the complex morphology and behavior of reactive species in nanosecond laser-produced uranium plasmas. Comparing plasma morphology in various inert and reactive ambient gases provides information about the role of gas-phase chemistry in plume hydrodynamics. Background gases including nitrogen and argon foster collisional interactions leading to more signicant plume connement and the increase in persistence of uranium species. On the other hand, environments containing reactive gases such as oxygen promote chemical reactions between the plasma and ambient species. By comparing the expansion dynamics of uranium plumes in nitrogen, air, and argon, we discover that chemical reactions modify the hydrodynamics of the plume at later times of its evolution in the air background. Furthermore, we observe that varying the concentration of oxygen in the ll gas promotes dierent reaction path- ways that lead to the formation of uranium oxides. The reaction pathways from atoms to diatomic to polyatomic molecules strongly vary with ambient oxygen concentration. Lower oxygen concentrations enhance the formation of uranium monoxide from atomic uranium, whereas higher oxygen concentrations tend to depopulate both atomic uranium and uranium monoxide concentrations through formation of more complex uranium oxides.

Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 1576466

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA-140404

Journal Information:: Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 26, Issue 8

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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