INP

Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology
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17489 Greifswald
GERMANY

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The Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP) is the largest non-university institute in the field of low temperature plasmas, their basics and technical applications in Europe. The institute carries out research and development from idea to prototype. The topics focus on the needs of the market. At present, plasmas for materials and energy as well as for environment and health are the focus of interest.

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Precision spectroscopy of non-thermal molecular plasmas using mid-infrared optical frequency comb Fourier transform spectroscopy

The dataset contains results from application of a mid-infrared frequency comb-based Fourier transform spectrometer to measure high-resolution spectra of plasmas containing hydrogen, nitrogen, and a carbon source in the 2800 – 3400 cm–1 range. The spectrally broadband and high-resolution capabilities of this technique enable quantum-state-resolved spectroscopy of multiple plasma-generated species simultaneously, including CH4, C2H2, C2H6, NH3, and HCN, providing detailed information beyond the limitations of current methods. Using a line-by-line fitting approach, we analyzed 548 resolved transitions across five vibrational bands of plasma-generated HCN. The results indicate a significant non-thermal distribution of the populations among the quantum states, with distinct temperatures observed for lower and higher rotational quantum numbers, with a temperature difference of about 62 K. Broadband state-resolved-spectroscopy via comb-based methods provides unprecedented fundamental insights into the non-thermal nature of molecular plasmas – a detailed picture that has never been accomplished before for such complex non-thermal environment.

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2024-07-15
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97aea672-436e-44e7-a86f-e95a99f3bf28
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Plasma Source Name
Plasma Source Application
Plasma Source Specification
Plasma Source Properties

The plasma nitriding monitoring reactor (PLANIMOR) has been used for conducting the measurements. The plasma was generated in a pulsed DC discharge conditions of 1 kHz and a duty cycle of 60 %, at variable plasma powers of 26 W, 45 W, 93 W, and 130 W.

Plasma Medium Name
Plasma Medium Properties

The measurements were conducted at a pressure of 3 mbar with N2 and H2 gases as the precursors, and in direct contact with a screen of carbon-fiber-reinforced carbon as a source of carbon.

Plasma Medium Procedure

The measurements were conducting at room temperature with no external heating.

Plasma Diagnostics Name
Plasma Diagnostics Properties

An optical frequency comb (OFC)-based Fourier transform spectrometer, covering the spectral range from 2800 cm⁻¹ to 3400 cm⁻¹ with a repetition rate of frep ≈ 250 MHz was used. For high-resolution spectral measurements, the sub-nominal sampling approach was implemented, resulting in a final point spacing of 62 MHz.

Plasma Diagnostics Procedure

The PLANIMOR reactor had a multipass cell attached to it, making an effective pathlength of 190 cm.

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English
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Public
Contact Name
Ibrahim Sadiek
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