Spatial and temporal characterization of distilled water plasma using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy: Effect of self-absorption on plasma parameters

Spectroscopy Letters

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 369-375

  Boussaidi, S ^a,c   Hannachi, R ^a   Ghalila, H ^a   BenLakhdar, Z ^a   Taieb, G ^b  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS EL MANAR   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Laser induced plasma spectroscopy; Plasma; Self absorption; Spatial; Temporal; Water

Indexed keywords

EID: 56749160134     PISSN: 00387010     EISSN: 15322289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00387010802371973     Document Type: Article

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