A new discharge nozzle for spectroscopic studies in supersonic jets

AJ Bezant, DD Turner, G Dormer…

Index: Bezant, Andrew J.; Turner, Daniel D.; Dormer, Guy; Ellis, Andrew M. Journal of the Chemical Society - Faraday Transactions, 1996 , vol. 92, # 17 p. 3023 - 3028

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Abstract

We describe a new nozzle for spectroscopic studies of reactive species in pulsed supersonic jets. This nozzle was designed as a cheap alternative to laser ablation methods for producing metal-containing species. It employs an electrical discharge to produce metal atoms by argon ion sputtering at the cathode. These