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Title: Experimental and theoretical studies of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy emission from iron oxide: Studies of atmospheric effects

Abstract

In this paper, we report on a comprehensive study of the emission spectra from laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) measurements on iron oxide. Measurements have been made of the emission from Fe2O3 under atmospheres of air, He, and Ar, and at different atmospheric pressures. The effect of varying the time delay of the measurement is also explored. Theoretical calculations were performed to analyze the plasma conditions and find that a reasonably consistent picture of the change in plasma temperature and density for different atmospheric conditions can be reached. We also investigate the sensitivity of the OI 777 nm emission lines to the plasma conditions, something that has not been explored in detail in the previous work. In conclusion, we also show that LIBS can be used to differentiate between FeO and Fe2O3 by examining the ratio of the intensities of selected Fe emission to O emission lines.

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  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
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Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); LANL Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program
OSTI Identifier:
1457275
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1430393
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-15-29689
Journal ID: ISSN 0584-8547
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC52-06NA25396
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Spectrochimica Acta. Part B, Atomic Spectroscopy
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 122; Journal ID: ISSN 0584-8547
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; LIBS; matrix effects; atomic physics; LTE modeling

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Colgan, J., Barefield, J. E., Judge, E. J., Campbell, K., Johns, H. M., Kilcrease, D. P., McInroy, R., and Clegg, S. M. Experimental and theoretical studies of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy emission from iron oxide: Studies of atmospheric effects. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1016/j.sab.2016.05.016.
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Colgan, J., Barefield, J. E., Judge, E. J., Campbell, K., Johns, H. M., Kilcrease, D. P., McInroy, R., & Clegg, S. M. Experimental and theoretical studies of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy emission from iron oxide: Studies of atmospheric effects. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sab.2016.05.016
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Colgan, J., Barefield, J. E., Judge, E. J., Campbell, K., Johns, H. M., Kilcrease, D. P., McInroy, R., and Clegg, S. M. Thu . "Experimental and theoretical studies of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy emission from iron oxide: Studies of atmospheric effects". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sab.2016.05.016. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1457275.
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@article{osti_1457275,
title = {Experimental and theoretical studies of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy emission from iron oxide: Studies of atmospheric effects},
author = {Colgan, J. and Barefield, J. E. and Judge, E. J. and Campbell, K. and Johns, H. M. and Kilcrease, D. P. and McInroy, R. and Clegg, S. M.},
abstractNote = {In this paper, we report on a comprehensive study of the emission spectra from laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) measurements on iron oxide. Measurements have been made of the emission from Fe2O3 under atmospheres of air, He, and Ar, and at different atmospheric pressures. The effect of varying the time delay of the measurement is also explored. Theoretical calculations were performed to analyze the plasma conditions and find that a reasonably consistent picture of the change in plasma temperature and density for different atmospheric conditions can be reached. We also investigate the sensitivity of the OI 777 nm emission lines to the plasma conditions, something that has not been explored in detail in the previous work. In conclusion, we also show that LIBS can be used to differentiate between FeO and Fe2O3 by examining the ratio of the intensities of selected Fe emission to O emission lines.},
doi = {10.1016/j.sab.2016.05.016},
journal = {Spectrochimica Acta. Part B, Atomic Spectroscopy},
number = ,
volume = 122,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jun 02 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Thu Jun 02 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}
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