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Role of laser pre-pulse wavelength and inter-pulse delay on signal enhancement in collinear double-pulse laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Abstract

Dual-pulse (DP) laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) provides significant improvement in signal intensity as compared to conventional single-pulse LIBS. We investigated collinear DPLIBS experimental performance using various laser wavelength combinations employing 1064 nm, 532 nm, and 266 nm Nd:YAG lasers. In particular, the role of the pre-pulse laser wavelength, inter-pulse delay times, and energies of the reheating pulses on LIBS sensitivity improvements is studied. Wavelengths of 1064 nm, 532 nm, and 266 nm pulses were used for generating pre-pulse plasma while 1064 nm pulse was used for reheating the pre-formed plasma generated by the pre-pulse. Significant emission intensity enhancement is noticed for all reheated plasma regardless of the pre-pulse excitation beam wavelength compared to single pulse LIBS. A dual peak in signal enhancement was observed for different inter-pulse delays, especially for 1064:1064 nm combinations, which is explained based on temperature measurement and shockwave expansion phenomenon. Our results also show that 266 nm:1064 nm combination provided maximum absolute signal intensity as compared to 1064 nm:1064 nm or 532 nm:1064 nm. - Highlights: • Role of pre-pulse wavelength and inter-pulse delay on LIBS sensitivity was studied. • For NIR:NIR combination, dual peaks in signal enhancement were observed. • UV:NIR combination resulted in maximum  More>>
Publication Date:
Sep 01, 2013
Product Type:
Journal Article
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Spectrochimica Acta. Part B, Atomic Spectroscopy; Journal Volume: 87; Conference: LIBS 2012: 7. international conference on laser induced breakdown spectroscopy, Luxor (Egypt), 29 Sep - 4 Oct 2012; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2013 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; EMISSION; EXCITATION; PEAKS; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PULSES; SENSITIVITY; SIGNALS; SPECTROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; WAVELENGTHS
OSTI ID:
22336696
Country of Origin:
Netherlands
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: ISSN 0584-8547; CODEN: SAASBH; Other: PII: S0584-8547(13)00118-3; TRN: NL14S6730042990
Availability:
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sab.2013.05.015
Submitting Site:
NLN
Size:
page(s) 65-73
Announcement Date:
May 14, 2015

Citation Formats

Diwakar, P.K., E-mail: pdiwakar@purdue.edu, Harilal, S. S., Freeman, J. R., and Hassanein, A. Role of laser pre-pulse wavelength and inter-pulse delay on signal enhancement in collinear double-pulse laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy. Netherlands: N. p., 2013. Web. doi:10.1016/J.SAB.2013.05.015.
Diwakar, P.K., E-mail: pdiwakar@purdue.edu, Harilal, S. S., Freeman, J. R., & Hassanein, A. Role of laser pre-pulse wavelength and inter-pulse delay on signal enhancement in collinear double-pulse laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy. Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.SAB.2013.05.015
Diwakar, P.K., E-mail: pdiwakar@purdue.edu, Harilal, S. S., Freeman, J. R., and Hassanein, A. 2013. "Role of laser pre-pulse wavelength and inter-pulse delay on signal enhancement in collinear double-pulse laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy." Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.SAB.2013.05.015.
@misc{etde_22336696,
title = {Role of laser pre-pulse wavelength and inter-pulse delay on signal enhancement in collinear double-pulse laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy}
author = {Diwakar, P.K., E-mail: pdiwakar@purdue.edu, Harilal, S. S., Freeman, J. R., and Hassanein, A.}
abstractNote = {Dual-pulse (DP) laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) provides significant improvement in signal intensity as compared to conventional single-pulse LIBS. We investigated collinear DPLIBS experimental performance using various laser wavelength combinations employing 1064 nm, 532 nm, and 266 nm Nd:YAG lasers. In particular, the role of the pre-pulse laser wavelength, inter-pulse delay times, and energies of the reheating pulses on LIBS sensitivity improvements is studied. Wavelengths of 1064 nm, 532 nm, and 266 nm pulses were used for generating pre-pulse plasma while 1064 nm pulse was used for reheating the pre-formed plasma generated by the pre-pulse. Significant emission intensity enhancement is noticed for all reheated plasma regardless of the pre-pulse excitation beam wavelength compared to single pulse LIBS. A dual peak in signal enhancement was observed for different inter-pulse delays, especially for 1064:1064 nm combinations, which is explained based on temperature measurement and shockwave expansion phenomenon. Our results also show that 266 nm:1064 nm combination provided maximum absolute signal intensity as compared to 1064 nm:1064 nm or 532 nm:1064 nm. - Highlights: • Role of pre-pulse wavelength and inter-pulse delay on LIBS sensitivity was studied. • For NIR:NIR combination, dual peaks in signal enhancement were observed. • UV:NIR combination resulted in maximum absolute signal intensity. • Persistence of neutral species was increased for double pulse.}
doi = {10.1016/J.SAB.2013.05.015}
journal = []
volume = {87}
journal type = {AC}
place = {Netherlands}
year = {2013}
month = {Sep}
}