Abstract Spokes are patterns of increased light emission, observed to rotate in front the targets magnetron sputtering discharges. They move through plasma at velocities several km s −1 or against E</mml...

We present low and intermediate resolution spectroscopy of the optical counterpart to the recently discovered pulsating X-ray source 1WGA J1958.2+3232. The presence of strong H i, He i and He ii emission lines together with the absence of absorption features rules out the possibility that the object is a massive star, as had recently been suggested. The observed X-ray and optical characteristic...

A variety of obsidian from Glass Buttes, Oregon, known as “fi re” obsidian and named for thin layers showing various colors, was investigated with fi eld-emission scanning electron microscopy, X-ray energy-dispersive spectroscopy, electron back-scatter diffraction, and optical spectroscopy methods. Our study reveals that the thin layers mainly consist of concentrated nanometric crystals of magn...

The system based on spatially resolved optical emission spectroscopy dedicated for in situ diagnostics of plasma assisted CVD processes is presented in this paper. Measurement system coupled with chemical vapour deposition chamber by dedicated fiber-optic paths enables investigation of spatial distribution of species densities (Hx, H , CH, CH) during chemical vapour deposition process. Experime...