The role of continuum radiation in laser induced plasma spectroscopy

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 385-394

  De Giacomo, A ^a,b   Gaudiuso, R ^a   Dell'Aglio, M ^b   Santagata, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Free bound transitions; High density plasma; LIBS; Spectral continuum

Indexed keywords

ABLATION MECHANISMS; BOLTZMANN; CONTINUUM RADIATION; EMISSION LINES; EMISSION SPECTRUMS; HIGH DENSITY PLASMAS; INITIAL CONDITIONS; INITIAL STAGES; LASER INDUCED PLASMA; LASER-INDUCED PLASMA SPECTROSCOPY; LINE EMISSIONS; NON-EQUILIBRIUM EFFECTS;

EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; EXPANSION; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; PERMITTIVITY;

PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 77955314522     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2010.03.016     Document Type: Article

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