Abstract

Reported here is a rapid and simplified approach for modeling the temporal evolution of the plasma temperature. The use of only two emission lines makes this technique simple, accurate, and fast. Usually, multiple emission lines are required for estimating plasma temperature using Boltzmann/Saha–Boltzmann plots. But, in several cases, either multiple emission lines are not available for every element and/or sufficient lines are not free from self-absorption effect. The proposed method greatly increases the possibility of plasma temperature estimation as it requires only two lines. A brass target was used to generate the plasma, using a conventional single-pulse nanosecond laser of ∼7 ns pulse duration at an excitation wavelength of 532 nm. The initial temperature of plasma and the radiation decay constant were estimated using a proposed intensity ratio model. The results were estimated using various combinations of emission lines, which show an excellent agreement with the values obtained using the previously reported method.

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