Abstract

We report a technique which permits distinction between conventional optogalvanic signals, ones produced by ionization rate changes, and photoacoustically mediated optogalvanic signals, ones which do not involve ionization rate changes. The effects of rf frequency changes near resonance on the temporal profiles of the optogalvanic signals produced by pulsed laser excitation of an rf neon discharge permit this distinction. The results show that many temporal profiles reported in the literature (even for laser excitation into the discharge) are dominated by the photoacoustic effect.

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