Physica Scripta · 2016 · 16 citations · 10 references
Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceAnalytical ChemistrySpectroscopic AnalysisSpectroscopyFusion Reactor MaterialsInfrared SpectroscopyNear-infrared SpectroscopyNuclear FusionOptical SpectroscopyUltraviolet SpectroscopyElectron DensityElectron Density DistributionsLaser-induced Breakdown SpectroscopyOptical BreakdownPrecisionStark BroadeningTungsten-based MaterialsVacuum Ultraviolet Spectroscopy
The vacuum UV (VUV)-near Infrared (NIR) laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) technique was applied to investigate the composition of W-based samples with a protective carbon layer. The sample was analyzed under pressures from 5 to 105 Pa and atmosphere (air, He). The spectra were recorded with three spectrometers at delays from 200 ns to 10 μs at atmospheric pressures and from 100 to 500 ns at low pressures. The electron density was determined from the measured spectra using Stark broadening and the electron temperature from the W I–W III Saha–plot in the VUV–NIR spectral range. The better precision was achieved due to usage W III spectral lines of tungsten. The achieved results are more reliable than results obtained without W III spectral lines. The calibration free LIBS method was then applied to determine the W and C contents of the analyzed sample.
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Laurent Mercadier, Jörg Hermann, C. Grisolia et al. · Spectrochimica Acta Part B Atomic Spectroscopy · 2010 · 45 citations