Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy for toxic metal emission measurements: Experimental considerations and oxygen quenching

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 195-204

  Buckley, Steven G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous emissions monitoring; Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy; LIBS; Toxic metal emissions monitoring

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; OXYGEN; QUENCHING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; VAPORIZATION;

AEROSOL PARTICLES; INTENSIFIED CHARGED-COUPLED DEVICE (ICCD) DETECTORS; LASER-INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY (LIBS); MICROPLASMAS;

TOXIC MATERIALS;

METAL;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ATOMIC PARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; LASER INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY; NONPHOTOCHEMICAL QUENCHING; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTION MONITORING; SIGNAL DETECTION; SPECTROSCOPY; VAPORIZATION;

EID: 14644406802     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2005.22.195     Document Type: Conference Paper

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