Abstract
Time-resolved spectroscopy measurements of the hydrogen alpha Balmer series line following laser-induced optical breakdown in laboratory air are designed to investigate in detail the determination of electron density from Stark-broadened spectral line shapes. Comparisons of results obtained from Hβ and Hγ lines indicate higher electron density inferred from Hα early in the plasma decay, suggesting self-absorption occurs. However, detailed comparisons for time delays of 300 and 400 ns after optical breakdown reveal the minute extent of self-absorption in air breakdown experiments from (i) differences of electron density determined from the N+ lines and the Hα line, and/or from (ii) differences in recorded data sets with/without the mirror for the various time delays in the experiments.
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