UV fs-ns double-pulse laser induced breakdown spectroscopy for high spatial resolution chemical analysis
We study the use of an ultraviolet (UV) femtosecond (fs)-nanosecond (ns) double-pulse scheme to improve the analytical capabilities of Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) in the few-micron (<2 μm) spatial resolution regime. We show that a double-pulse orthogonal configuration can enhance...
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Published in | Journal of analytical atomic spectrometry Vol. 28; no. 5; pp. 743 - 748 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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17.04.2013
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Summary: | We study the use of an ultraviolet (UV) femtosecond (fs)-nanosecond (ns) double-pulse scheme to improve the analytical capabilities of Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) in the few-micron (<2 μm) spatial resolution regime. We show that a double-pulse orthogonal configuration can enhance the spectral emission intensity by roughly 360 times as compared to a single-fs laser pulse LIBS of silicon (Si). Although the spectral emission lifetime in single-pulse LIBS is less than 20 ns, the second pulse provides signal enhancement hundreds of nanoseconds later, indicating that a significant number of non-radiative species (neutrals and/or particles) exist in these small length-scale plasmas long after the fs-laser pulse is over. The double-pulse configuration is a practical way to improve the limits of detection of LIBS for micron/submicron spatial resolution.
We study the use of an ultraviolet (UV) fs-ns double-pulse scheme to improve the analytical capabilities of Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) in the few-micron (<2 μm) spatial resolution regime. |
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ISSN: | 0267-9477 1364-5544 |
DOI: | 10.1039/c3ja30315b |