Thermodynamic and spectroscopic properties of Nd:YAG-CO2 Double-Pulse Laser-induced Iron Plasmas

    Authors

    M. Weidman; S. Palanco; M. Baudelet;M. C. Richardson

    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Spectroc. Acta Pt. B-Atom. Spectr.

    Keywords

    Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy; Double pulse LIBS; Laser ablation; Laser heating; Laser-induced particles; INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY; ENHANCEMENT; ABLATION; EMISSION; LIBS; Spectroscopy

    Abstract

    Double-Pulse Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy of iron using both Nd:YAG and TEA-CO2 lasers has been investigated to better understand mechanisms of signal enhancement. The signal dependence on the delay between the two laser pulses shows an enhanced signal when the CO2 laser pulse interacts with the sample before the Nd:YAG Pulse. Signal kinetics and a simple model of sample heating by the CO2 pulse show that the enhancement during the first 700 ns is due primarily to sample heating. Images of the sample Surface after ablation as well as time-integrated pictures of the plasma suggest that particles are ejected from the surface during the first microseconds after the arrival of the CO2 Pulse and provide fuel for the Subsequent plasma created by the Nd:YAG laser. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

    Journal Title

    Spectrochimica Acta Part B-Atomic Spectroscopy

    Volume

    64

    Issue/Number

    10

    Publication Date

    1-1-2009

    Document Type

    Article; Proceedings Paper

    Language

    English

    First Page

    961

    Last Page

    967

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000271546700005

    ISSN

    0584-8547

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