Measurement of Stark broadening and shift of singly ionized Ar lines

Abstract

A very extensive compilation of Stark widths and shifts for more than 125 Ar II visible spectral lines is presented in this work. These atomic parameters have been measured in a pulsed discharge lamp by using different mixtures of pure argon or argon and helium. The electron density, which typically ranges from 0.2 to has been determined interferometrically and, in the case of pure argon plasmas, also spectroscopically from -Stark broadening. The Ar II excitation temperature (15 000-31 000 K) has been determined by Boltzmann-plot techniques from the intensity of Ar II lines. A detailed description of all the relevant points in this kind of measurement is given. Comparisons with most of the data published about this topic for Ar II are also included.