4 Results

Our experimental results of the measured Stark FWHM ($w_{\rm m}$) values at various electron temperatures (T) and electron densities (N) are given in Table 1. The calculated Stark FWHM values $w\rm _{th}$ at N = 110²³ $\rm m^{-3}$ are presented in Table 2.

 

Table 1: Experimental Stark FWHM ($w_{\rm m}$) values at various electron temperatures (T in 10³ K) and electron densities (N in 110²³ $\rm m^{-3}$). Various discharge conditions (see Fig. 3) are denoted by: a, b₁, b₂ and b₃

 

Table 2: Calculated Stark FWHM ($w_{\rm th}$) at N = 110²³ $\rm m^{-3}$ electron density