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Spectroscopy of atomic hydrogen in dense plasmas in the presence of dynamic fields: Intra-Stark spectroscopy

Journal Article · · Physical Review A. General Physics; (United States)
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  1. Institut fuer Experimentalphysik V, Ruhr-Universitaet, 4630 Bochum (Germany)
The Lyman-{alpha} profile of hydrogen was studied in a gas-linear pinch, the plasma parameters of which were determined by Thomson scattering. The profiles displayed pronounced first- and second-order dips. The theory of dips in profiles of hydrogenlike spectral lines in plasmas containing quasimonochromatic electric fields, e.g., plasma waves or microwaves, is therefore further developed for high-density plasmas. The central point is the allowance of a spatial nonuniformity of the ion microfield that becomes more important with increasing density. Three qualitatively new features of the dip'' effect arise: (1) a significant shift of the dip positions (mostly to the blue side), (2) an appearance of dips in profiles of the central Stark components, and (3) an appearance of higher-order dips due to multiquantum resonances (between plasma waves and quasistatic Stark splitting). The measured blueshifts of the first- and the second-order dips are in fairly good agreement with the predictions of the present theory. This shift is much larger than the shift of the spectral line as a whole. The amplitude of the plasma waves as estimated from the measured half-widths of the dips was of the order of 2 MV/cm.
OSTI ID:
5078250
Journal Information:
Physical Review A. General Physics; (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review A. General Physics; (United States) Vol. 44:12; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English