Study on the effect of beam propagation through atmospheric turbulence on standoff nanosecond laser induced breakdown spectroscopy measurements

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 10265-10276

  Laserna, J J ^a   Reyes, R Fernández ^a   Gonzalez R ^a   Tobaria, L ^a   Lucena, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; LASER BEAMS; LASER INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY;

ATMOSPHERIC PROPAGATION; ATOMIC EMISSION; LASERINDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY (LIBS); NANOSECOND LASERS; PERFORMANCE CONSTRAINTS; PROPAGATION EFFECT; SENSOR SYSTEMS; SIGNAL FLUCTUATIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LASER; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHOTOMETRY; RADIATION SCATTERING; REFRACTOMETRY;

ATMOSPHERE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LASERS; LIGHT; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; REFRACTOMETRY; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 66849084081     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.010265     Document Type: Article

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