Comparison of double-pulse and single-pulse laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy techniques in the analysis of powdered samples of silicate raw materials for the brick-and-tile industry

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 42-50

  Čtvrtníčková, Tereza ^a,b   Cabalín, Luisa M ^b   Laserna, Javier ^b   Kanický, Viktor ^a  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brick clay; Double pulse; Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy; Pellets; Powdered samples

Indexed keywords

BRICK; LASER PULSES; LASER SPECTROSCOPY; OPTIMIZATION; RAW MATERIALS; SILICON;

BRICK CLAY; DOUBLE PULSE TECHNIQUES; PLASMA TEMPERATURE;

SILICATE MINERALS;

EID: 38049052628     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2007.11.002     Document Type: Article

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