Measurement of the Stark broadening and shift parameters for several ultraviolet lines of singly ionized aluminum

The Stark broadening parameters of the 1990.53, 2631.55, 2669.17, 2816.18, 3900.68, and 5593.23 Å lines of Al(II) have been measured in a plasma produced by ablation with a Nd:YAG laser of an aluminum target. In order to obtain suitable experimental conditions for the homogeneity and stability of the plasma a study of the spatial and temporal plasma evolution in helium, argon, and nitrogen at different pressures was made. The broadening parameters were obtained with the aluminum target placed in molecular nitrogen at 1000 mbar, which provides appropriate measurements conditions. The Al(II) 4663.05 Å line was used to determine the electron density in all cases. For this line the Stark shift parameter has been measured. Contributions to broadening arising from mechanism different than Stark broadening were estimated for every studied line.