Sensitive detection of metals in water using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy on wood sample substrates

Applied Optics

Volumn 49, Issue 13, 2010, Pages

  Chen, Zhijiang ^a   Godwal, Yogesh ^a   Tsui, Ying Yin ^a   Fedosejevs, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; HEAVY METALS; LASER INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY; SOLUTIONS; SUBSTRATES; WOOD PRODUCTS;

LASER WAVELENGTH; LASERINDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY (LIBS); LIMIT OF DETECTION; LOW PULSE ENERGY; SENSITIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVE DETECTION; SOLID SAMPLE ANALYSIS; TOXIC HEAVY METALS;

METAL ANALYSIS;

DAMAGE; HEAVY WATER; LASERS; METALS; SOLUTIONS; SUBSTRATES; WAVE LENGTHS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 77955938936     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.49.000C87     Document Type: Article

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