First Step in Theoretical Approach in Study of Mars and Titan Atmospheres with an Inductively Coupled Plasma Torch

TL;DR

This paper develops a theoretical model of an inductively coupled plasma torch to simulate Mars and Titan atmospheres, calculating thermodynamic properties, transport coefficients, and spectral line intensities for these extraterrestrial environments.

Contribution

It introduces a comprehensive theoretical approach to model ICP torches for Mars and Titan atmospheres, including composition, collision integrals, and spectral analysis.

Findings

Calculated atmospheric compositions for Mars and Titan

Determined spectral line intensities versus temperature

Provided thermodynamic and transport data for modeling

Abstract

To obtain the modelling of an ICP torch that can be used as a test case, we have to determine all the thermodynamic properties and transport coefficients. To calculate the data we have first to determine the composition and the collisions integrals for all the species in the purpose to calculate the transport coefficients. We apply the calculation to the Mars and to the Titan atmosphere compositions. The intensities of the spectral lines are determined versus temperature.