Aragón Garbizu, Carlos

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Aragón Garbizu

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InaMat2. Instituto de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados y Matemáticas

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    CSigma graphs: a new approach for plasma characterization in laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy
    (Elsevier, 2014) Aragón Garbizu, Carlos; Aguilera Andoaga, José Antonio; Física; Fisika
    A generalization of curves of growth called CSigma (Cσ) graphs, which allows including several lines of various elements in the same ionization state at different concentrations, is proposed for laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) experiments. The method relies on the Boltzmann, Saha and radiative transfer equations for plasmas in local thermodynamic equilibrium. Cσ graphs are based on the calculation of a line cross section σl for each of the experimental data, starting from the atomic data of the line, the temperature and the electron density. A model of homogeneous plasma, applied separately for neutral atoms and ions, is used. A limit of validity is established for this model. Experimental Cσ graphs have been obtained using fused glass samples containing Fe, Mn, Mg, Si and Cr. By fitting experimental Cσ graphs to calculated curves, the LIBS system becomes characterized by a set of four parameters βA, Nl, T, Ne, different for neutral atoms and ions. Starting from this characterization, the intensity and self-absorption of a given spectral line of an element at a certain concentration may be predicted, provided that its atomic data are known and the limit of validity is not exceeded.