Calculation of elemental columnar density from self-absorbed lines in laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy: A resource for quantitative analysis

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 79-80, Issue , 2013, Pages 63-71

  Cristoforetti, G ^a   Tognoni, E ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OTTICA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Columnar density; Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy; Plasma temperature; Quantitative analysis; Self absorption

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE NUMBER; CONCENTRATION RATIO; CORRECTIVE FACTOR; EMISSION LINES; EMISSION SPECTRUMS; EMITTING SPECIES; LASER INDUCED PLASMA; LINE INTENSITIES; LOCAL THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM; NONLINEAR EFFECT; OPTICAL DEPTH; PLASMA SPECIES; PLASMA TEMPERATURE; SELF-ABSORPTION;

ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS;

LASERS;

EID: 84873318924     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2012.11.010     Document Type: Article

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