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SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART B-ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY
Volume 63, Issue 4, Pages 504-511Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2008.02.003
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femtosecond and nanosecond LIBS; bronze alloys; simulated artifacts; plasma parameters
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In the present work we are studying the influence of pulse duration (nanosecond (ns) and femtosecond (fs)) at lambda =248 run on the laser-induced plasma parameters and the quantitative analysis results for elements such as Sn, Zn and Ph, in different types of bronze alloys adopting LIBS in ambient atmosphere. Binary (Sn-Cu), ternary (Sn-Zn-Cu or Sn-Pb-Cu) and quaternary (Sn-Zn-Pb-Cu) reference alloys characterized by a chemical composition and metallurgical features similar to those used in Roman times, were employed in the study. Calibration curves, featuring linear regression coefficients over 98%, were obtained for tin, lead and zinc, the minor elements in the bronze alloys (using the internal standardization method) as well as for copper, the major element. The effects of laser pulse duration and energy on laser-induced plasma parameters, namely the excitation temperature and the electron density have been studied in our effort to optimize the analysis. Finally, LIBS analysis was carried on three real metal objects and the spectra obtained have been used to estimate the type and elemental composition of the alloys based on the calibration curves produced with the reference alloys. The results obtained are very useful in the future use of portable LIBS systems for in situ qualitative and quantitative elemental analysis of bronze artifacts in museums and archaeological sites. (c) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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