Title :
Sensitive detection of heavy metals in water using microchip Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
Author :
Chen, Zhijiang ; Godwal, Yogesh ; Pan, Lei ; Utkin, Ilya ; Tsui, Y.Y. ; Fedosejevs, Robert
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Abstract :
A diode pumped Cr,Nd:YAG microchip laser with 4µJ pulse energy and multi-kilohertz repetition rate is demonstrated suitable for high sensitivity Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy detection of trace heavy metals in water using an electroplating sampling technique.
Keywords :
Aluminum; Diodes; Electric breakdown; Laser excitation; Microchip lasers; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Signal to noise ratio; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
