Departures from local thermodynamic equilibrium in cutting arc plasmas derived from electron and gas density measurements using a two-wavelength quantitative Schlieren technique
A two-wavelength quantitative Schlieren technique that allows inferring the electron and gas densities of axisymmetric arc plasmas without imposing any assumption regarding statistical equilibrium models is reported. This technique was applied to the study of local thermodynamic equilibrium (LTE) de...
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todo:paper_00218979_v109_n6_p_Prevosto2023-10-03T14:22:11Z Departures from local thermodynamic equilibrium in cutting arc plasmas derived from electron and gas density measurements using a two-wavelength quantitative Schlieren technique Prevosto, L. Artana, G. Kelly, H. Mancinelli, B. Arc plasma Axisymmetric Chemical equilibriums Density profile Gas density Gas density measurement Heavy particles High-energy densities Kinetic equilibrium Local thermodynamic equilibrium Plasma equations Plasma species Quasineutrality Saha equation Schlieren techniques Statistical equilibrium Through the arcs Two wavelength Two-temperature Electron temperature Equations of state Phase equilibria Density of gases A two-wavelength quantitative Schlieren technique that allows inferring the electron and gas densities of axisymmetric arc plasmas without imposing any assumption regarding statistical equilibrium models is reported. This technique was applied to the study of local thermodynamic equilibrium (LTE) departures within the core of a 30 A high-energy density cutting arc. In order to derive the electron and heavy particle temperatures from the inferred density profiles, a generalized two-temperature Saha equation together with the plasma equation of state and the quasineutrality condition were employed. Factors such as arc fluctuations that influence the accuracy of the measurements and the validity of the assumptions used to derive the plasma species temperature were considered. Significant deviations from chemical equilibrium as well as kinetic equilibrium were found at elevated electron temperatures and gas densities toward the arc core edge. An electron temperature profile nearly constant through the arc core with a value of about 14000-15000 K, well decoupled from the heavy particle temperature of about 1500 K at the arc core edge, was inferred. © 2011 American Institute of Physics. Fil:Kelly, H. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00218979_v109_n6_p_Prevosto |
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Arc plasma Axisymmetric Chemical equilibriums Density profile Gas density Gas density measurement Heavy particles High-energy densities Kinetic equilibrium Local thermodynamic equilibrium Plasma equations Plasma species Quasineutrality Saha equation Schlieren techniques Statistical equilibrium Through the arcs Two wavelength Two-temperature Electron temperature Equations of state Phase equilibria Density of gases |
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Arc plasma Axisymmetric Chemical equilibriums Density profile Gas density Gas density measurement Heavy particles High-energy densities Kinetic equilibrium Local thermodynamic equilibrium Plasma equations Plasma species Quasineutrality Saha equation Schlieren techniques Statistical equilibrium Through the arcs Two wavelength Two-temperature Electron temperature Equations of state Phase equilibria Density of gases Prevosto, L. Artana, G. Kelly, H. Mancinelli, B. Departures from local thermodynamic equilibrium in cutting arc plasmas derived from electron and gas density measurements using a two-wavelength quantitative Schlieren technique |
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Arc plasma Axisymmetric Chemical equilibriums Density profile Gas density Gas density measurement Heavy particles High-energy densities Kinetic equilibrium Local thermodynamic equilibrium Plasma equations Plasma species Quasineutrality Saha equation Schlieren techniques Statistical equilibrium Through the arcs Two wavelength Two-temperature Electron temperature Equations of state Phase equilibria Density of gases |
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A two-wavelength quantitative Schlieren technique that allows inferring the electron and gas densities of axisymmetric arc plasmas without imposing any assumption regarding statistical equilibrium models is reported. This technique was applied to the study of local thermodynamic equilibrium (LTE) departures within the core of a 30 A high-energy density cutting arc. In order to derive the electron and heavy particle temperatures from the inferred density profiles, a generalized two-temperature Saha equation together with the plasma equation of state and the quasineutrality condition were employed. Factors such as arc fluctuations that influence the accuracy of the measurements and the validity of the assumptions used to derive the plasma species temperature were considered. Significant deviations from chemical equilibrium as well as kinetic equilibrium were found at elevated electron temperatures and gas densities toward the arc core edge. An electron temperature profile nearly constant through the arc core with a value of about 14000-15000 K, well decoupled from the heavy particle temperature of about 1500 K at the arc core edge, was inferred. © 2011 American Institute of Physics. |
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Departures from local thermodynamic equilibrium in cutting arc plasmas derived from electron and gas density measurements using a two-wavelength quantitative Schlieren technique |
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Departures from local thermodynamic equilibrium in cutting arc plasmas derived from electron and gas density measurements using a two-wavelength quantitative Schlieren technique |
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Departures from local thermodynamic equilibrium in cutting arc plasmas derived from electron and gas density measurements using a two-wavelength quantitative Schlieren technique |
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Departures from local thermodynamic equilibrium in cutting arc plasmas derived from electron and gas density measurements using a two-wavelength quantitative Schlieren technique |
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Departures from local thermodynamic equilibrium in cutting arc plasmas derived from electron and gas density measurements using a two-wavelength quantitative Schlieren technique |
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departures from local thermodynamic equilibrium in cutting arc plasmas derived from electron and gas density measurements using a two-wavelength quantitative schlieren technique |
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