A spectroscopic investigation of an argon glow discharge

The positive column of an Argon glow discharge was observed through a Fabry-Perot interferometer with a prism spectrograph in order to determine if a Doppler shift occurs. No Doppler shifts were observed; however, further refinements in equipment and technique are required before it can be reported that no Doppler shifts exists. Feasibility of removable end plate construction of discharge tubes was investigated and future design parameters were specified. Methods for obtaining emitter radial distributions from spectroscopic intensity measurements were investigated. In lieu of experimental data, artificial intensity measurements were used as inputs to the Control Data Corporation 1604 digital computer in order to compare and to determine the sensitivity of these methods.

Department dc:contributor.department

Physics (PH)

Grantor dc:publisher

Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School

Year dc:date.issued

1963

Authors dc:creator

• Austin, Robert C.
• Schrader, Harry, C.

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Kelly, Raymond F.

Statement dc:rights

• This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/10945/13087

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:calhoun.nps.edu:10945/13087