Optimization of micro-Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy analysis and signal processing

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1109-1116

  Robert, Pascal ^a   Fabre, Cécile ^a   Dubessy, Jean ^a   Flin, Mickaël ^a   Boiron, Marie Christine ^a  

^a CRPG CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy; LIBS; Signal processing; Signal to noise ratio; Time resolution

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LASER DAMAGE; LASER EXCITATION; LASER PULSES; LASER SPECTROSCOPY; LASERS; PLASMAS; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SPECTRAL RESOLUTION; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

2D IMAGES; ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; COLLECTION GEOMETRIES; CONTINUUM EMISSIONS; ECHELLE SPECTROMETERS; ELEMENTAL ANALYSES; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; EMISSION LINES; GEOLOGIC MATERIALS; GROUP OF PIXELS; HIGH GAINS; ICCD DETECTORS; INTENSIFIED CCDS; INTENSITY RATIOS; LASER INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPIES; LASER INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY; LIBS; MAXIMUM GAINS; NANO-SECONDS; OPTICAL PLASMA EMISSIONS; TIME RESOLUTION; TIME RESOLUTIONS; TIME-RESOLVED; WEAK SIGNALS;

EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 55249119265     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2008.06.002     Document Type: Article

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