Radiative transition probabilities of neutral and singly ionized Europium estimated by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS)

Irvine, Sawyer; Andrews, Hunter; Myhre, Kristian; Goldstein, Kari; Coble, Jamie B.

doi:10.1016/j.jqsrt.2022.108184

Title: Radiative transition probabilities of neutral and singly ionized Europium estimated by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS)

Journal Article · 05 April 2022 · Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jqsrt.2022.108184 · OSTI ID:1864426

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Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is a versatile technique for compositional analysis for solids, liquids, or gasses. LIBS is an asset for the quantitative or qualitative analysis of resource limited materials like actinides and rare earths because it is quasi-nondestructive. Two Eu₂O₃ pellets were synthesized to be a test and validation set, respectively. Spectral lines identified from the National Institute of Standards and Technology database with fundamental data reported were used to form Saha-Boltzmann plots. The Saha-Boltzmann plots were used to determine the plasma temperatures and electron densities of the laser-induced plasmas for both samples. These Saha-Boltzmann plots were then used to calculate previously unreported transition probabilities associated with identified peaks. Additionally, the transition probabilities presented in this paper provide the capability for calibration free LIBS to be performed more readily on europium samples and the spectroscopic analysis of stellar bodies. Eight previously unreported transition probabilities are presented in this paper; five for Eu I and three for Eu II. The transition probabilities for Eu I ranged from 0.172 to 7.38 × 10⁷ s^-1 and those for Eu II ranged from 1.56 to 6.75 × 10⁷ s^-1.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1864426

Journal Information:: Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, Vol. 286, Issue 1; ISSN 0022-4073

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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