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Title: The quenching effect of hydrogen on the nitrogen in metastable state in atmospheric-pressure N{sub 2}-H{sub 2} microwave plasma torch

Abstract

The atmospheric-pressure microwave N{sub 2}-H{sub 2} plasma torch is generated and diagnosed by optical emission spectroscopy. It is found that a large amount of N atoms and NH radicals are generated in the plasma torch and the emission intensity of N{sub 2}{sup +} first negative band is the strongest over the spectra. The mixture of hydrogen in nitrogen plasma torch causes the morphology of the plasma discharge to change with appearance that the afterglow shrinks greatly and the emission intensity of N{sub 2}{sup +} first negative band decreases with more hydrogen mixed into nitrogen plasma. In atmospheric-pressure microwave-induced plasma torch, the hydrogen imposes a great influence on the characteristics of nitrogen plasma through the quenching effect of the hydrogen on the metastable state of N{sub 2}.

Authors:
; ; ;  [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion, Electron Beams (Dalian University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Dalian 116024 (China)
  2. College of Electrical Engineering, Dalian 116024 (China)
  3. School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024 (China)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22303742
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Physics of Plasmas
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 21; Journal Issue: 7; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 1070-664X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; AFTERGLOW; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; EMISSION; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROGEN; METASTABLE STATES; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MIXTURES; NITROGEN; PLASMA; QUENCHING; SPECTRA

Citation Formats

Li, Shou-Zhe, Zhang, Xin, Chen, Chuan-Jie, Zhang, Jialiang, School of Physics and Optoelectronic Technology, Dalian 116024, Wang, Yong-Xing, and Xia, Guang-Qing. The quenching effect of hydrogen on the nitrogen in metastable state in atmospheric-pressure N{sub 2}-H{sub 2} microwave plasma torch. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4891664.
Li, Shou-Zhe, Zhang, Xin, Chen, Chuan-Jie, Zhang, Jialiang, School of Physics and Optoelectronic Technology, Dalian 116024, Wang, Yong-Xing, & Xia, Guang-Qing. The quenching effect of hydrogen on the nitrogen in metastable state in atmospheric-pressure N{sub 2}-H{sub 2} microwave plasma torch. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4891664
Li, Shou-Zhe, Zhang, Xin, Chen, Chuan-Jie, Zhang, Jialiang, School of Physics and Optoelectronic Technology, Dalian 116024, Wang, Yong-Xing, and Xia, Guang-Qing. 2014. "The quenching effect of hydrogen on the nitrogen in metastable state in atmospheric-pressure N{sub 2}-H{sub 2} microwave plasma torch". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4891664.
@article{osti_22303742,
title = {The quenching effect of hydrogen on the nitrogen in metastable state in atmospheric-pressure N{sub 2}-H{sub 2} microwave plasma torch},
author = {Li, Shou-Zhe and Zhang, Xin and Chen, Chuan-Jie and Zhang, Jialiang and School of Physics and Optoelectronic Technology, Dalian 116024 and Wang, Yong-Xing and Xia, Guang-Qing},
abstractNote = {The atmospheric-pressure microwave N{sub 2}-H{sub 2} plasma torch is generated and diagnosed by optical emission spectroscopy. It is found that a large amount of N atoms and NH radicals are generated in the plasma torch and the emission intensity of N{sub 2}{sup +} first negative band is the strongest over the spectra. The mixture of hydrogen in nitrogen plasma torch causes the morphology of the plasma discharge to change with appearance that the afterglow shrinks greatly and the emission intensity of N{sub 2}{sup +} first negative band decreases with more hydrogen mixed into nitrogen plasma. In atmospheric-pressure microwave-induced plasma torch, the hydrogen imposes a great influence on the characteristics of nitrogen plasma through the quenching effect of the hydrogen on the metastable state of N{sub 2}.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4891664},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22303742}, journal = {Physics of Plasmas},
issn = {1070-664X},
number = 7,
volume = 21,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Tue Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}