Quantitative analysis of aluminium alloys by low-energy, high-repetition rate laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Year: 2006

Authors: Cristoforetti G., Legnaioli S., Palleschi V., Salvetti A., Tognoni E., Benedetti P.A., Brioschi F., Ferrario F.

Autors Affiliation: Institute for Chemical–Physical Processes, Research Area of National Research Council, Via G. Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy;
Quanta System s.p.a., Via IV novembre 116, 21058 Solbiate Olona (VA), Italy

Abstract: With the aim of reducing the dimensions of a laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) apparatus for building a portable instrument, a diode-pumped Nd:YAG mini-laser at high repetition rate was tested as an excitation source for the quantitative analysis of aluminium alloy samples. Moreover, LIBS spectra acquired by using an ICCD-echelle spectrometer detection system were compared with those obtained by a traditional spectrometer coupled to a nonintensified linear array detector. Calibration curves were built and limits of detections were calculated using both detection systems for magnesium, silicon, copper, titanium, manganese, nickel and iron. The results were compared with those obtained by recently proposed LIBS systems based on the use of microchip lasers.

Journal/Review: JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY

Volume: 21 (7)      Pages from: 697  to: 702

KeyWords: INDUCED PLASMA; MICROANALYSIS; SPECTROMETRY; PICOSECOND; STEEL; ENVIRONMENT; NANOSECOND; EMISSION; ABLATION; SINGLE
DOI: 10.1039/b604628b

Citations: 63
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