METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTION AND MEASURING THE DENSITY OF NEUTRAL ATOMS OF HYDROGEN, OXYGEN OR NITROGEN

摘要

A method for detection of neutral hydrogen, oxygen or nitrogen atoms in non- equilibrium gaseous media, as well as determination of the density of said neutral atoms in said gaseous media. The method employs measuring the power of remote heating source, preferably an infrared laser, needed in order to sustain a constant temperature of a catalyst immersed in a non-equilibrium gaseous medium. The medium includes non-equilibrium gaseous plasma, early and late afterglows.