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2001 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Achievement of Ultimate Performances of Laser Spectroscopic Methods for Measurements of Electric Fields in Plasmas and Gases

Research Project

Project/Area Number 12480122
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field プラズマ理工学
Research InstitutionKYUSHU UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

MURAOKA Katsunori  Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Science, Kyushu University, Professor, 大学院・総合理工学研究院, 教授 (80038546)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) UCHINO Kiichiro  Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Science, Kyushu University, Professor, 大学院・総合理工学研究院, 教授 (10160285)
MAEDA Mitsuo  Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Kyushu University, Professor, 大学院・システム情報科学研究院, 教授 (80037910)
Project Period (FY) 2000 – 2001
Keywordsplasma / electric field / laser spectroscopy / Stark effect / ultimate performance
Research Abstract

This research has been carried out to achieve ultimate performances of laser spectroscopic methods for measurements of electric fields in plasmas and gases ; namely (i) to facilitate measurements of electric fields in glow discharge plasmas constituting not only He but other atoms such as Ar, and (ii) to pursue possibility of electric field measurements in atmosphere. There have been great demands for these measurements.
Obtained results are as follows.
1. The first spectroscopic study of the Stark effect for Ar atoms has been conducted, and yielded very useful information. This includes the clarification of Rydberg levels which are sensitive to electric fields, and of the relationship between the electric fields and the amounts of Stark shifts (the second article in the item 11 below).
2. It has been shown that the direction of an electric field can be decided by the use of the polarization of a laser (the third article in the item 11 below).
3. Applicable ranges of the two-step laser induced fluorescence have been clarified, especially for atoms such as He and Ar.
4. In order to measure electric fields under thunderclouds and in barrier discharges in atmosphere, the three photon excitation of Ar atoms, which is the key technology for the development, has been tested. The results have yielded the levels which are easily populated, thus enabled future developments.

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All Publications (6 results)

  • [Publications] M.Bowden, V.Gavrilenko, 幾竹択弥, J.Kim, 村岡克紀: "Measurements of Electric Fields in a Discharge Plasma Using Laser Optogalvanic Detection of the Stark Effect of Argon Atoms"Contributions to Plasma Physics. 40. 113-119 (2000)

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  • [Publications] V.P.Gavrilenko, H.J.Kim, 幾竹択弥, J.B.Kim, Y.W.Choi, M.D.Bowden, 村岡克紀: "Measurement method for electric fields based on Stark spectoroscopy of argon atoms"Physical Review E. 62. 7201-7208 (2000)

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  • [Publications] V.P.Gavrilenko, H.J.Kim, 幾竹択弥, J.B.Kim, M.D.Bowden, 村岡克紀: "Method to measure the electric field vector in an argon glow discharge using laser polarization spectroscopy"Physical Review E. 63. 047401-1-047401-4 (2001)

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  • [Publications] M. Bowden, V. Gavrilenko, T. Ikutake, J. Kim, K. Muraoka: "Measurements of Electric Fields in a Discharge Plasma Using Laser Optogalvanic Detection of the Stark Effect of Argon Atoms"Contributions to Plasma Physics. Vol. 40. 113-119 (2000)

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  • [Publications] V. P. Gavrilenko, H. J. Kim, T. Ikutake, J. B. Kim, Y. W. Choi, M. D. Bowden, K. Muraoka: "Measurement method for electric fields based on Stark spectroscopy of argon atoms"Physical Review E. Vol. 62, No. 5-B. 7201-7208 (2000)

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  • [Publications] V. P. Gavrilenko, H. J. Kim, T. Ikutake, J. B. Kim, M. D. Bowden, K. Muraoka: "Method to measure the electric field vector in an argon glow discharge using laser polarization spectroscopy"Physical Review E. Vol. 63. 047401・1-047401・4 (2001)

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Published: 2003-09-17  

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