Emission enhancement using two orthogonal targets in double pulse laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 857-862

  Sanchez Ake C ^a   Bolaños, Marduk ^a   Ramirez C Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Carbon; Double pulse; Fast photography; Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS); Time resolved spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC SPECIES; CARBON EMISSIONS; DOUBLE PULSE; DOUBLE PULSE LASER; EMISSION ENHANCEMENT; EMISSION INTENSITY; FAST PHOTOGRAPHY; FLUENCES; INTENSITY ENHANCEMENT; LASER INDUCED PLASMA; LASER-INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY (LIBS); MOLECULAR SPECIES; SINGLE LASERS; SWAN BAND; TIME-RESOLVED SPECTROSCOPY;

EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; LASER DAMAGE; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; LASER SPECTROSCOPY; LASERS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOGRAPHY; TARGETS;

PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 70349149810     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2009.07.001     Document Type: Article

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