简介:WestudiedthespatialevolutionoftheFe-Niplasmageneratedbythefundamental(1064nm)andsecond(532nm)harmonicsofaQ-switchedNd:YAGlaser.Theexperimentallyobservedlineprofilesoftheneutraliron(FeI)havebeenusedtoextracttheplasmatemperature(Te)usingtheBoltzmannplotmethod,whereastheelectronnumberdensity(Ne)hasbeendeter-minedfromtheStarkbroadening.Inaddition,westudiedthespatialbehaviorofTeandNewiththevariationoflaserenergyforironplasmabyplacingthetargetmaterial(iron-nickelalloy)inairatatmosphericpressureforbothmodesoftheNd:YAGlaser.