DIAGNOSTICS OF PLASMA OF ELECTRIC ARC DISCHARGE BETWEEN ASYMMETRIC SINGLE-COMPONENT Cu AND Ni ELECTRODES

Abstract

In this work, the radial distributions of parameters of plasma with copper and nickel vapours admixtures in positive column of electric arc discharge were investigated by optical emission spectroscopy. The plasma temperature was determined by the Boltzmann plot technique on the basis of absolute values of radiation intensity of both copper and nickel atomic spectral lines. Concentrations of both kinds of metal atoms of electrode origin were determined by the method of absolute intensities of the corresponding spectral lines of radiation of such plasma.