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SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART B-ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY
Volume 101, Issue -, Pages 330-334Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2014.09.017
Keywords
LIBS; Plasma temperature; Temporal evolution; Collisional energy transfer; Molecular recombination
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The temporal evolution of the laser induced breakdown (LIBS) signal of a pure aluminum sample was studied under nitrogen and air atmospheres. In addition to the usual decrease of signal due to plasma cooling, unexpected temporal evolutions were observed for a spectral lines of aluminum, which revealed the existence of collisional energy transfer effects. Furthermore, molecular bands of AlN and AlO were observed in the LIBS spectra, indicating recombination of aluminum with the ambient gas. Within the experimental conditions reported in this study, both collisional energy transfer and recombination processes occurred around 1.5 mu s after the laser shot. This highlights the possible influence of collisional and chemical effects inside the plasma that can play a role on LIBS signals. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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