Local thermodynamic equilibrium considerations in powerchip laser-induced plasmas

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 83-84, Issue , 2013, Pages 50-55

  Merten, Jonathan A ^a   Smith, Benjamin W ^a   Omenetto, Nicoló ^a  

^a ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boltzmann plot; Electron number density; Local thermodynamic equilibrium; Micro analysis; Microchip laser

Indexed keywords

BOLTZMANN PLOT; ELECTRON COLLISION; ELECTRON NUMBER DENSITIES; LASER INDUCED PLASMA; LOCAL THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM; MICROCHIP LASERS; REPETITION FREQUENCY; TIME-RESOLVED EMISSIONS;

LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; THERMODYNAMICS;

ARGON LASERS;

EID: 84876987654     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2013.01.011     Document Type: Article

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