The results of cross polarized pump-probe experiments in preformed He plasma waveguides are reported. Pump and probe have same wavelength and duration of 800nm and 80fs respectively. Peak pump intensity is I[subscript guided] = 0.2X10¹⁸W/cm² ~1000 I[subscript probe]. Single shot probe spectra and mode profiles at the channel exit are discriminated from the pump with a polarization analyzer and captured at various relative time delays [Delta]t. Frequency-domain interference (FDI) between the probe and a weak depolarized component of the pump is observed for [scientific equation]. Although the depolarized component is nearly undetectable through measurement of pump leakage alone, FDI sensitively reveals its substantially non-Gaussian structure. The possible depolarization mechanisms are analyzed. When probe is positioned at the leading edge of the pump, [scientific equation], its spectrum suffers a blue shift not measurable in the transmitted pump itself. The evidence suggests the channel interior is fully ionized and the partially formed channel ends are the origin of both depolarization and blue shift. A robust, pulsed, differentially-pumped plasma channel generation cell for high intensity guiding experiments has been developed. The design includes an axicon lens, windows for transverse interferometry, and permits injection of one or two different gases (main gas plus high Z seed gas) with several millisecond injection times and simultaneous 0.1ms pressure sensing resolution. Very well formed plasma waveguides have been formed in helium as well as hydrogen, at repeatable and well controlled pressures up to 1000Torr, with very uniform interior density, rapid density drop at boundaries, and very low exterior density. The possible danger associated with the use of large amounts of hydrogen was considered and a complex safety system was designed, constructed and used. Extensive analysis of channel profile reconstruction through transverse interferometry was performed. This includes an intuitive, efficient reformulation and extension of the Phase Locked Loop (PLL) carrier fringe demodulation method. It is also demonstrated and explained how and under which conditions artificial fringe frequency multiplication can reduce demodulation distortions in both PLL and Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) methods. / text

<p>Izmereni su Stark-ovi pomeraji maksimuma 8 spektralnih linija neutralnog helijuma u gustoj niskotemperaturnoj plazmi impulsnog luka. Osobine izvora plazme, sem postizanja visoke elektronske koncentracije, obezbeđuju relativno jednostavan način određivanja Stark-ovog pomeraja. Izvr&scaron;ena je dijagnostika plazme, pri čemu je određena elektronska koncentracija u intervalu od (6.2 &minus; 70) &middot; 10²² m^&minus;3 i elektronska temperatura u intervalu (16400 &minus; 21400) K. Eksperimenatlne vrednosti Stark-ovih pomeraja upoređene su sa do sada objavljenim eksperimentalnim rezultatima kao i sa rezultatima teorijskih pristupa. Proveren je uticaj Debye-evog ekraniranja na pomeraj ovih linija. Dobijeni rezultati ukazuju na popravku Stark-ovog pomeraja uračunavanjem<br />uticaja Debye-evog ekraniranja, kao i potrebu korigovanja semiklasičnih teorijskih vrednosti elektronske sudarne polu-polu&scaron;irine i pomeraja.</p> / <p>The results of an experimental study of the Stark shifts AB of 8 neutral helium lines are presented. The plasma sour-ce was a linear pulsed arc with plasma electron&nbsp; density in the range (6.2 &minus; 70) &middot; 10 ²² m^&minus;3 and plasma temperature in the range (16400 &minus; 21400) K. Details of the experimental setup that enables a relatively quick&nbsp; Stark shift determination technique is presented. The results of these measurements are presented together with the corresponding plasma parameters and compared to other experimental and theoretical data. The influence of Debye shielding is carefully examined from the semiclassical point of view. The comparison of experimental&nbsp; results obtained in this work with the semiclassical results suggests that Debye shielding has an important role on higher electron densities. Also, based on all the available experimental data, appropriate correction factors are suggested for the semiclassical Stark shift calculations for the examined lines.</p>

Les propriétés de transport à haute température dans les gaz et/ou dans les plasmas ont une importance capitale dans différents domaines, à savoir dans le domaine de technologie de coupure à arc, plasmas de coupure, de soudure ou de gravure. La connaissance des coefficients de transport est nécessaire pour toute modélisation faisant intervenir les équations hydrodynamiques. Dans le cadre de la théorie cinétique des gaz dilués, une solution approchée de l’équation intégro-différentielle de Boltzmann régissant les fonctions de distribution a été proposée par Chapman-Enskog. Les coefficients de transport sont calculés classiquement par la méthode de Chapman-Enskog via les intégrales de collision. Dans le cadre de notre étude nous avons développé, dans un premier temps, un code numérique permettant l’obtention de ces intégrales de collision en tenant compte des singularités qui peuvent apparaître dans le calcul des sections efficaces relatives aux interactions entre les particules constituant les gaz et/ou les plasmas. Dans un second temps nous avons étudié l’influence du choix des paramètres des potentiels d’interaction sur les coefficients de transport. Par la suite, nous avons utilisé le code numérique ainsi développé pour évaluer les coefficients de transport du plasma d’hélium en étudiant l’influence du choix de la méthode de calcul de composition chimique sur ces coefficients. Enfin, un modèle simplifié d’une interaction entre une onde électromagnétique et un plasma d’hélium a été proposé comme une application directe des coefficients de transport. / Transport properties at high temperature in gases and/or in plasmas are of very importance in various fields, namely in the field of breaking technology in arc, cutting plasma, welding or burning. Knowledge of transport coefficients is necessary for any modeling involving hydrodynamic equations. As part of the kinetic theory of diluted gas, an approximate solution of the integro-differential Boltzmann equation governing distribution functions was proposed by Chapman-Enskog. Transport coefficients are classically computed using the method of Chapman-Enskog through the collision integrals. In our study we have developed, initially, a numerical code to obtain these collision integral taking into account the singularities that may occur in the calculation of the cross sections relating to interactions between particles forming the gas and/or plasmas. Secondly, we have studied the influence of the choice of parameters of interaction potentials on transport coefficients. Subsequently, we have used the numerical code developed for evaluating and helium plasma transport coefficients by studying the influence of the choice of method for calculating chemical composition on these coefficients. Finally, a simplified model of an interaction between an electromagnetic wave and a helium plasma has been proposed as a direct application of the transport coefficients.