Analysis of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy spectra: The case for extreme value statistics

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1370-1378

  Michel, Anna P M ^a   Chave, Alan D ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Generalized extreme value distribution; Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy; LIBS

Indexed keywords

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; IMAGING SYSTEMS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SPECTROMETERS; WAVELENGTH;

GENERALIZED EXTREME VALUE DISTRIBUTION; LASER INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY; PLASMA IMAGING;

SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 36849004029     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2007.10.027     Document Type: Article

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