Laser-induced carbon plasma emission spectroscopic measurements on solid targets and in gas-phase optical breakdown

Applied Optics

Volumn 44, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 3661-3667

  Nemes, László ^a   Keszler, Anna M ^a   Hornkohl, James O ^b   Parigger, Christian G ^b  

^a CHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE SPACE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN OF GASES; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; LASER OPTICS; MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY; SOLID STATE LASERS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

GAS-PHASE DISCHARGE PHENOMENA; GAS-PHASE OPTICAL BREAKDOWN; LASER-INDUCED CARBON PLASMA EMISSIONS; SOLID TARGETS;

LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS;

EID: 22044447950     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.44.003661     Document Type: Article

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