Table 1 Intensity of Ar II characteristic lines at 589.38 nm, 691.4 nm, and 819.25 nm as a function of current

From: Towards green magnesium preparation using a recyclable argon plasma anode for continuous electrolysis in molten chlorides

Stage

Range of current/A

Wavelength/nm

589.38

691.4

819.25

I

0.1 ~ 0.5

y = 250.2x + b

y = 30x + b

y = 106x + b

II

0.5 ~ 0.8

y = 1256.7x2 + b

y = 290x2 + b

y = 770x2 + b

III

0.8 ~ 0.9

y = 17190x2 + b

y = 1730x2 + b

y = 5310x2 + b

  1. Where: y: intensity of characteristic spectral lines; x: current intensity; b: constants.