Temperature and electron density determination on Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy(LIBS) plasmas: A physical chemistry experiment

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 244-247

  Najarian, Maya L ^a   Chinni, Rosemarie C ^a  

^a ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomic Spectroscopy; Hands On Learning Manipulatives; Laboratory Instruction; Lasers; Physical chemistry; Upper Division Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873665225     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed3003385     Document Type: Article

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