Influence of a magnetic field on laser-produced Sn plasma

Author: Lan H   Wang X B   Chen H   Zuo D L   Lu P X  

Publisher: IOP Publishing

E-ISSN: 1361-6595|24|5|55012-55018

ISSN: 0963-0252

Source: Plasma Sources Science and Technology, Vol.24, Iss.5, 2015-10, pp. : 55012-55018

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Abstract

The effects of an external magnetic field on Nd:YAG laser-produced Sn plasma have been investigated. The characteristics of ion debris from Sn plasma, emission spectra, and EUV radiation have been studied by the time-of-flight method and the optical emission spectroscopy. Our results show that the ion kinetic energies of the plume species can be effectively reduced with a modest magnetic field of 0.6 T. With the presence of a magnetic field, the spectral intensities of Sn I and Sn II show significant enhancement and the electron density of plasma is about 2 times higher. We have not found any influence of magnetic field on the characteristics of EUV emissions.