No. 57 (1997)



A. A. Mihajlov, Lj. M. Ignjatovic and M. S. Dimitrijevic:
EMISSION / ABSORPTION BANDS IN OPTICAL AND VUV SPECTRA OF PARTIALLY IONIZED PLASMA GENERATED BY ION-ATOM COLLISIONS
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In this lecture we will consider the origin of specific emission/absorption bands in EM spectra of partially ionized laboratory and astrophysical plasmas. Such bands are located in the optical part of the spectrum and generated by the radiative ion-atom collisions, will be discussed. Also, we will analyse the role of plasma composition in connection with the laboratory plasmas, the possibility of the use of these processes for diagnostic purposes by probing a plasma with an intermediate energy ion beam, will be considered.