Influence of the chlorine concentration on the radiation efficiency of a XeCl exciplex lamp

Journal Article · Sun Sep 15 04:00:00 EDT 2013 · Plasma Physics Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063780X13080023· OSTI ID:22216078

Sosnin, E. A. ^[1]; Saghi, B. ^[2]; Panarin, V. A. ^[1]; Rahmani, B. ^[2]

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1. Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of High-Current Electronics, Siberian Branch (Russian Federation)
2. Mohamed Boudiaf University of Sciences and Technology, Department of Electronics (Algeria)

The influence of the chlorine concentration on the radiation efficiency of coaxial exciplex lamps (excilamps) excited by a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) in binary Xe-Cl{sub 2} mixtures at pressures of 240–250 Torr is investigated experimentally and theoretically. The experiments were carried out at Cl{sub 2} concentrations in the range of 0.01–1%. The DBD characteristics were calculated in the framework of a one-dimensional hydrodynamic model at Cl{sub 2} concentrations in the range of 0.1–5%. It is found that the radiation intensities of the emission bands of Xe*{sub 2}(172 nm) and XeCl* (308 nm) are comparable when the chlorine concentration in the mixture is in the range of 0.01–0.1%. In this case, in the mixture, the radiation intensity of the Xe*{sub 2} molecule rapidly decreases with increasing Cl{sub 2} concentration and, at a chlorine concentration of ≥0.2%, the radiation of the B → X band of XeCl* molecules with a peak at 308 nm dominates in the discharge radiation. The radiation efficiency of this band reaches its maximum value at chlorine concentrations in the range of 0.4–0.5%. The calculated efficiencies of DBD radiation exceed those obtained experimentally. This is due to limitations of the one-dimensional model, which assumes the discharge to be uniform in the transverse direction, whereas the actual excilamp discharge is highly inhomogeneous. The influence of the chlorine concentration on the properties of the DBD plasma in binary Xe-Cl{sub 2} mixtures is studied numerically. It is shown that an increase in the Cl{sub 2} concentration in the mixture leads to the attachment of electrons to chlorine atoms and a decrease in the electron density and discharge conductivity. As a result, the electric field and the voltage drop across the discharge gap increase, which, in turn, leads to an increase in the average electron energy and the probability of dissociation of Cl{sub 2} molecules and ionization of Xe atoms and Cl{sub 2} molecules. The total energy deposited in the discharge rises with increasing chlorine concentration due to an increase in the power spent on the heating of positive and negative ions. The power dissipated by electrons decreases with increasing chlorine concentration in the working mixture. Recommendations on the choice of the chlorine content in the mixture for reducing the intensity of VUV radiation of the second continuum of the Xe*{sub 2} excimer without a substantial decrease in the excilamp efficiency are formulated.

• OSTI ID: 22216078
• Journal Information: Plasma Physics Reports, Journal Name: Plasma Physics Reports Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 39; ISSN PPHREM; ISSN 1063-780X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ANIONS
AUGMENTATION
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ELECTRIC FIELDS
ELECTRON DENSITY
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FAR ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
HYDRODYNAMIC MODEL
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MOLECULES
ONE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
VOLTAGE DROP
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