Saturation effect at high laser pulse energies in laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy for elemental analysis in water

Laser and Particle Beams

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 613-620

  Fang, Xiao ^a   Rafi Ahmad, S ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atomic emission; Laser; Plasma temperature; Saturation; Water plasma

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EXCITATION ENERGY; LASER SPECTROSCOPY; SUPERSATURATION; WATER;

ATOMIC EMISSION; LASER-INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY; PLASMA TEMPERATURE; WATER PLASMA;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 37249029816     PISSN: 02630346     EISSN: 1469803X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263034607000729     Document Type: Article

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