Title :
Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy Infrared emission from inorganic and organic substances
Author :
Yang, C.S.-C. ; Brown, E. ; Hommerich, U. ; Trivedi, S.B. ; Snyder, A.P. ; Samuels, A.C.
Author_Institution :
Battelle Eastern Science and Technology Center Aberdeen, MD 21001, USA
Abstract :
The mid-infrared emission from a laser-induced-breakdown process between 2 to 5.75 ¿m was probed for the first time. Emission features from oxygenated carbon-containing breakdown fragments and from alkali metal-containing breakdown fragments have been successfully identified.
Keywords :
Atom lasers; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Chemical lasers; Electric breakdown; Infrared detectors; Infrared spectra; Laser theory; Probes; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431541
