Excitation of Spectra of Multiply Ionized Atoms by Capacitor Discharges

Abstract

the effect of the circuit parameters on the excitation in the source. A relationship was found between the excitation in the source and the electrical circuit parameters. By means of this relationship one may obtain a good estimate of the excitation gained in the spark source. It is shown that by exercising careful control over the circuit parameters it is possible to separate spectra of neighbouring ionization stages through either total-pulse or timeresolved observations.