A Study of Eu and Yb in aqueous solution by underwater laser-induced breakdown spectroscope

Conference · Wed Feb 28 00:00:00 EST 2018

OSTI ID:1530384

Bhatt, Chet R.; Jain, Jinesh ^[1]; McIntyre, Dustin ^[2]

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1. URS Corporation
2. NETL

We present the use of under water laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) to detect two rare earth elements; Eu and Yb dissolved in bulk aqueous solutions at ambient and high-pressure conditions. Strong emission lines of Eu and Yb were identified in the underwater LIBS spectra. Temporal evolution of plasma, the effect of laser pulse energy, and the effect of pressure on the spectral emission were studied. Calibration curves were developed to demonstrate the possibility of using LIBS technique for their quantification and limits of detection were estimated.

• Research Organization: National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV, and Albany, OR (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: FE
• OSTI ID: 1530384
• Report Number(s): NETL-PUB-21522
• Resource Relation: Conference: Conference Name: Pittcon 2018 Location: Orlando, FL Start Date: 2/26/2018 12:00:00 AM End Date: 3/1/2018 12:00:00 AM
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English