Laser-induced plasma spectroscopy to as low as 130 nm when a gas-purged spectrograph and ICCD detection are used

Applied Optics

Volumn 42, Issue 30, 2003, Pages 6036-6039

  Kaski, Saara ^a   Häkkänen, Heikki ^a   Korppi Tommola, Jouko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; EXCIMER LASERS; SPECTROGRAPHS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

GAS-PURGED SPECTROGRAPH;

LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS;

EID: 0242366235     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.42.006036     Document Type: Article

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