Comparison of zinc and cadmium plasma parameters produced by laser-ablation

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1311-1320

  Shaikh, Nek M ^a   Hafeez, S ^a   Baig, M A ^a  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Laser produced plasma; Spectroscopy; Stark broadening; Transition probabilities; Zinc

Indexed keywords

BOLTZMANN EQUATION; CADMIUM; HARMONIC GENERATION; LASER ABLATION; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; NEODYMIUM COMPOUNDS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

EXCITATION TEMPERATURE; STARK BROADENING; TRANSITION PROBABILITIES;

ZINC;

EID: 36749060109     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2007.10.028     Document Type: Article

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