Title :
LIBS using synchronized gas pulse jets
Author :
Lee, Yonghoon ; Choi, Sung-Chul ; Oh, Myoung-Kyu ; Kang, Hoonsoo
Author_Institution :
Adv. Photonics Res. Inst., Gwangju Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Gwangju, South Korea
Abstract :
We have developed a new LIBS signal enhancing method synchronizing an inert gas pulse with a laser pulse. Using this method, the signal enhancement factor of ~8 could be obtained. Detailed mechanisms will be discussed.
Keywords :
jets; measurement by laser beam; plasma production by laser; spectrochemical analysis; LIBS spectra; inert gas; laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy; laser-induced plasma; real-time elemental analysis technique; signal enhancing method; synchronized gas pulse jet; Gas lasers; Optical pulses; LIBS; signal enhancement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3829-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3830-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292649