Characterization of laser-induced plasmas by emission spectroscopy with curve-of-growth measurements. Part I: Temporal evolution of plasma parameters and self-absorption

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 784-792

  Aguilera, J A ^a   Aragon C ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Curve of growth; Laser induced plasma spectroscopy; LIBS; Plasma characterization

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERICS; ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; CURVES (ROAD); ELECTRONS; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; IRON; IRON ALLOYS; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; LASERS; MEASUREMENTS; METALS; MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY; NEODYMIUM; NICKEL; PLASMA (HUMAN); PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PLASMAS; PRESSURE; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

APPARENT TEMPERATURE; CURVE OF GROWTH; ELECTRON DENSITIES; FE-NI ALLOYS; INFRARED (IR); LASER-INDUCED PLASMAS; ND : YAG LASERS; PLASMA PARAMETERS; TEMPORAL EVOLUTIONS;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 46049093359     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2008.04.012     Document Type: Article

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