Sensitive elemental analysis by ArF laser-induced fluorescence of laser ablation plumes: Elucidation of the fluorescence mechanism

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 87, Issue 26, 2005, Pages 1-3

  Ho, S K ^a,b   Cheung, N H ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FLUORESCENCE; IONIZATION; LASER ABLATION; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; PHOTONS; PLASMA APPLICATIONS;

ARF LASER IRRADIATION; INTERPARTICLE INTERACTION; PHOTOEXCITATION; PLUME DENSITY;

THERMAL PLUMES;

EID: 29744469429     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2149983     Document Type: Article

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