Ultrafast ps–TALIF and streak camera diagnostics of atomic hydrogen in a helium microplasma jet
Abstract Picosecond two-photon absorption laser induced fluorescence (ps–TALIF) is combined with a streak camera (∼1 ps highest temporal resolution) to probe the effective lifetime ( <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" overflow="scroll"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>τ</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mrow> <mml:mtext>eff</mml:mtext> </mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>H</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>(</mml:mo> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>n</mml:mi> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:mn>3</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> <mml:mo>)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> ) and absolute density ( N H ) of atomic hydrogen in the effluent of a helium atmospheric-pressure microplasma jet ( μ APPJ). This approach allows for improved temporal resolution compared to conventional nanosecond diagnostics, enabling measurements of <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" overflow="scroll"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>τ</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mrow> <mml:mtext>eff</mml:mtext> </mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>H</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>(</mml:mo> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>n</mml:mi> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:mn>3</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> <mml:mo>)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> as small as 50 ps, the corresponding N H reaching down to 10 14 cm −3 . Atomic densities are calibrated by performing identical ps–TALIF measurements in krypton gas contained in a custom-built low-pressure cuvette. Physical mechanisms that may be involved in the TALIF scheme such as photoionisation (PIN) and/or stimulated emission (SE) are also assessed, ensuring reliable studies. The determined <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" overflow="scroll"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>τ</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mrow> <mml:mtext>eff</mml:mtext> </mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>H</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>(</mml:mo> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>n</mml:mi> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:mn>3</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> <mml:mo>)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> and N H increase with the helium flow rate ( Q He ) in the range Q He = 0.3–1 slm. Both quantities are maximised near the exit nozzle of the μ APPJ, obtaining values below 400 ps and 6 × 10 14 cm −3 , respectively. As the axial distance increases, <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" overflow="scroll"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>τ</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mrow> <mml:mtext>eff</mml:mtext> </mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>H</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>(</mml:mo> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>n</mml:mi> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:mn>3</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> <mml:mo>)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> declines with a rate of <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" overflow="scroll"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>≈</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> 65 ps mm −1 for Q He = 1 slm which is about 3 times smaller than for Q He = 0.3 slm. These findings reveal a strong correlation between the experimentally-measured <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" overflow="scroll"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>τ</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mrow> <mml:mtext>eff</mml:mtext> </mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>H</mm
Authors
- J. Santos Sousa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6438-7940)
- Dimitrios Stefas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2390-4603)
- Swaminathan Prasanna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3455-0054)
- Charalambos Anastassiou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0080-9673)
- Joachim Franzke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0419-1898)
- Kristaq Gazeli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5479-0373)
- Laurent Invernizzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4525-8921)
- G. Lombardi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6583-0046)
- Yanis Agha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3932-3781)
Institutions
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- University of Cyprus (CY)
- Sorbonne Université (FR)
- Université Sorbonne Paris Nord (FR)
- Laboratoire des Sciences des Procédés et des Matériaux (FR)
- Leibniz Institute for Analytical Sciences - ISAS (DE)
- Laboratoire de Physique des Gaz et des Plasmas (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Physics D Applied Physics
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ae21ec
- Primary Topic
- Plasma Applications and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00