Spectroscopic and shadowgraphic analysis of laser induced plasmas in the orthogonal double pulse pre-ablation configuration

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 340-350

  Cristoforetti, G ^a   Legnaioli, S ^a   Pardini, L ^a   Palleschi, V ^a   Salvetti, A ^a   Tognoni, E ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Double pulse; Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy; Shadowgraphy; Shock wave

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; LASER ABLATION; SHOCK WAVES; TARGETS; THERMODYNAMICS;

DOUBLE PULSE; LASER INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY (LIBS); SHADOWGRAPHY;

LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS;

EID: 33646182377     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2006.03.004     Document Type: Article

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