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- Title
Langmuir Probe Perturbations during In Situ Monitoring of Pulsed Laser Deposition Plasmas.
- Authors
Irimiciuc, Ștefan-Andrei; Chertopalov, Sergii; Novotný, Michal; Craciun, Valentin; Lancok, Jan; Agop, Maricel
- Abstract
The recent advancements in pulsed laser deposition (PLD) control via plasma diagnostics techniques have been positive and raised questions on the limitation of some techniques, such as the Langmuir probe (LP). The particularities of laser-produced plasma can lead to incorrect interpretation of collected electrical signal. In this paper, we explored the limitations of LP as a technique for in situ PLD control by performing investigations on several metallic plasmas, expanding in various Ar atmosphere conditions. Sub-microsecond modulation was seen in the reconstructed IV characteristics attributed to non-equilibrium dynamics of the ejected charges. A perturbative regime was recorded for Ar pressures higher than 2 Pa, where ionic bursts were observed in the electron saturation region. This perturbation was identified as a plasma fireball. A non-linear multifractal model was developed here to explore these new regimes of the LP. The strange attractors characterizing each fireball were reconstructed, and their evolution with the Ar pressure is discussed. Both short- and long-time non-linear behavior were correlated via probe bias, and the pressure effect on the strange attractor's defining the fireball-like behavior was investigated. A good correlation was noticed between the simulated data and experimental findings.
- Subjects
PULSED laser deposition; LANGMUIR probes; LASER plasmas; PLASMA deposition; PLASMA diagnostics
- Publication
Materials (1996-1944), 2022, Vol 15, Issue 8, pN.PAG
- ISSN
1996-1944
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ma15082769