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The spectral line shapes of the Ar+ 476.5 nm and 480.6 nm lines, excited in a He-Ar hollow cathode (HC) discharge, were measured using the Fabry-Perot technique. The collisional and Doppler linewidths were determined for the two lines. The collisional broadening constants are estimated to be (5±3) MHz/mbar and (6±3) MHz/mbar, respectively. The temperature obtained from the two Ar ion transitions was found to be 260 K higher than that expected for the rest of the gas mixture from earlier measurements. The possibility is discussed, that this excess temperature is caused by Ar ions partially created in the HC discharge by charge transfer collisions with He +2 molecules.
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Csillag, L., Jánossy, M. Linewidth studies on the Ar+ 476.5 nm and 480.6 nm lines excited in a helium-agron hollow cathode discharge. Appl. Phys. B 55, 401–404 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00333090
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