Plasma Spectroscopy and Plasma Diagnostics: From Classical to Sophisticated Methods

A special issue of Atoms (ISSN 2218-2004).

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The objective of this Special Issue of Atoms, entitled “Plasma Spectroscopy and Plasma Diagnostics: From Classical to Sophisticated Methods”, is to summarize in a single issue all the major techniques and methods which are used in spectroscopy and diagnostics of plasmas from traditional/classical methods to the latest and sophisticated ones, including those combining physical models with artificial intelligence, e.g., machine learning.  It is intended to cover all kinds of plasmas, from astrophysical low-density low-temperature plasmas to high-density high-energy plasmas which are produced in laboratories using intense and ultra-fast laser beams. This Special Issue concerns both magnetized and non-magnetized plasmas, as well as plasmas at thermal equilibrium and those deviating from it. In addition to providing in a single issue/volume all major spectroscopic and diagnostics techniques used in various plasmas for researchers and students, this Special Issue has other aims.  One of these aims is to increase the interactions between communities by sharing the various techniques and ideas related to plasma spectroscopy and plasma diagnostics between these various plasma communities and others, such as atomic physicists. The issue is not limited to plasma physicists but is open to other research and interdisciplinary fields if connected to the topics of this issue. Therefore, we welcome original manuscripts concerning plasma spectroscopy, plasma diagnostics, atomic physics in plasmas, as well as manuscripts connected to these fields.  Manuscripts introducing machine learning in spectroscopic methods and other innovative spectroscopic methods will be appreciated, as well as those describing the state of the art of diagnostic or spectroscopic methods. 

Dr. Mohammed Koubiti
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Keywords

  • spectroscopic technics and methods
  • plasma diagnostics
  • atomic physics in plasmas
  • modern diagnostic techniques
  • low-density plasmas
  • low-temperature plasmas
  • high-energy density plasmas
  • machine learning
  • artificial intelligence
  • magnetic fusion
  • astrophysical plasmas

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General Aspects of Line Shapes in Plasmas in the Presence of External Electric Fields
by Spiros Alexiou
Atoms 2024, 12(3), 17; https://doi.org/10.3390/atoms12030017 - 15 Mar 2024
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The present paper discusses a number of topics relevant to line broadening in the presence of periodic oscillatory fields. Specifically, we discuss the applicablility of the expression usually employed to compute the autocorrelation function, the dressing, accounting for random phases, neglecting fine structure [...] Read more.
The present paper discusses a number of topics relevant to line broadening in the presence of periodic oscillatory fields. Specifically, we discuss the applicablility of the expression usually employed to compute the autocorrelation function, the dressing, accounting for random phases, neglecting fine structure and numerical issues associated with stiffnes. Full article
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Improved Line Intensity Analysis of Neutral Helium by Incorporating the Reabsorption Processes in a Helium Collisional-Radiative Model
by Keren Lin, Motoshi Goto and Hiroshi Akatsuka
Atoms 2023, 11(6), 94; https://doi.org/10.3390/atoms11060094 - 8 Jun 2023
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In this study, eight emission lines in the visible wavelength range of neutral helium were used to diagnose the electron density and temperature of the Large Helical Device (LHD) helium plasma instead of the conventional three-line method. The collisional-radiative (CR) model for low-pressure [...] Read more.
In this study, eight emission lines in the visible wavelength range of neutral helium were used to diagnose the electron density and temperature of the Large Helical Device (LHD) helium plasma instead of the conventional three-line method. The collisional-radiative (CR) model for low-pressure helium plasma was revised to include the optical escape factors for spontaneous transition from the n1P states to the ground state so that the influence of the absorption effect under optically thick conditions could be considered. The developed algorithm was based on fitting the number densities of eight excited states obtained using optical emission spectroscopy (OES). The electron density, electron temperature, ground-state density, and optical escape factors were selected as the fitting parameters. The objective function was set as the summation of the residual errors between the number densities measured in the experiment and those calculated using the revised model. A regularization term was introduced for the optical escape factor and optimized through bias and variance analyses. The results show that the agreement between the number density calculated by the algorithm and its counterpart measured in the experiment was generally improved compared to the method using three lines. Full article
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