Justification for a Laboratory Experiment to Measure Absorption in the He I (23S) λ = 1083 nm Line in a Rarefied Low-Temperature Plasma
摘要
Abstract—
Estimates and preliminary experiments have been performed to determine the parameters of a scheme necessary for detecting radiation absorption in a rarefied low-temperature plasma simulating the upper layers of exoplanet atmospheres. Kinetic modeling of the population of the metastable helium level 23S showed that for reliable detection of absorption in the λ = 1083 nm line in the plasma with a temperature of 1–3 eV, an optical path of ~100 m is required. To achieve this, the use of multipass schemes is necessary. The classic Herriott multipass scheme, as well as a new type of diffraction multipass scheme, were tested.