Simple model for the optogalvanic effect in a neon negative glow discharge

Abstract A model based on rate equations is proposed to describe the optogalvanic signal induced in a neon hollow cathode discharge by pulsed laser irradiation at 594.5 nm. Good fitting between the experimental and theoretical signal is achieved when a “diffusion like” loss term for the electrons is included.

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