Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy of alkali metals in high-temperature gas

Applied Optics

Volumn 45, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 4411-4423

  Molina, Alejandro ^a   Walsh, Peter M ^b   Shaddix, Christopher R ^a   Sickafoose, Shane M ^a   Blevins, Linda G ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ATTENUATION; GASES; GLASS FURNACES; LASER DAMAGE; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; STOICHIOMETRY;

BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY; GASEOUS PHASES; HIGH TEMPERATURE GAS; OXIDIZING ENVIRONMENTS;

ALKALI METALS;

EID: 33749570812     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.45.004411     Document Type: Article

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