Spectroscopic characterization of laser-produced GaAs plasma in helium and argon background gases

Optical emission from laser produced plasma of GaAs was studied for various helium and argon background pressures. The pressure was changed in the range from 5×10−3 to 100mbar. The time evolutions of selected atomic and ionic spectral transitions were measured and compared. Several different maxima...

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Published in:Optics communications 2014-03, Vol.315, p.37-41
Main Authors: Bišćan, M., Kregar, Z., Krstulović, N., Milošević, S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Argon
Emission
Evolution
GaAs
Gallium arsenide
Gallium arsenides
Helium
Laser produced plasma
Lasers
Optical emission spectroscopy
Spectra
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Summary:Optical emission from laser produced plasma of GaAs was studied for various helium and argon background pressures. The pressure was changed in the range from 5×10−3 to 100mbar. The time evolutions of selected atomic and ionic spectral transitions were measured and compared. Several different maxima in the temporal evolution of As and Ga optical emission were observed and explained by the processes in plasma. These processes also explain some of the pressure dependencies of the integrated emission intensities. It was found that while argon background gas was more efficient in exciting plasma species, helium led to more uniform species’ ratios over larger pressure range.
ISSN:0030-4018
1873-0310
DOI:10.1016/j.optcom.2013.10.071