激光烧蚀脉冲放电激发的土壤等离子体电子数密度和温度的研究

以激光烧蚀快脉冲放电激发土壤为例,研究了激光烧蚀快脉冲放电等离子体技术产生的土壤等离子体的电子数密度和温度。根据实验测得的Si原子和离子谱线的强度和萨哈玻尔兹曼方程,计算了等离子体的电子温度,并从分析Si I 250.69nm谱线的斯塔克展宽中导出了等离子体的电子数密度。与使用同样激光能量激发的激光等离子体相比,激光烧蚀快脉冲放电激发等离子体的电子数密度和温度都明显增加,与观察到的光谱信号强度是一致的。     

样品温度对纳秒激光诱导Cu等离子体特征参数的影响

为了研究样品温度对激光诱导击穿Cu等离子体特征参数的影响,以黄铜为研究对象,在优化的实验条件下采用波长为532 nm的Nd∶YAG纳秒脉冲激光诱导激发不同温度下的块状黄铜,测量了Cu等离子体的特征谱线强度和信噪比;同时在局部热平衡条件下利用Boltzmann斜线法和Stark展宽法分析计算了不同的样品温度条件下等离子体电子温度和电子密度。实验结果表明,在激光功率为60 mW时,随着样品温度的升高,Cu的特征谱线强度和信噪比逐渐增加,样品温度为130 ℃时达到最大值,然后趋于饱和。计算表明,黄铜样品中Cu元素Cu Ⅰ 329.05 nm,Cu Ⅰ 427.51 nm,Cu Ⅰ 458.71 nm,Cu Ⅰ 510.55 nm,Cu Ⅰ 515.32 nm,Cu Ⅰ 521.82 nm, Cu Ⅰ 529.25 nm,Cu Ⅰ 578.21 nm八条谱线在130℃的相对强度相较于室温（18 ℃）下分别提高了11.55倍、4.53倍、4.72倍,3.31倍、4.47倍、4.60倍、4.25倍、4.55倍,光谱信噪比分别增大了1.35倍,2.29倍、1.76倍、2.50倍、2.45倍、2.28倍、2.50倍,2.53倍。分析认为,升高样品温度会增大样品的烧蚀质量,相对于温度较低状态增加了等离子体中样品粒子浓度,进而提高等离子体发射光谱强度。所以,适当升高样品温度能够提高谱线强度和信噪比,从而增强LIBS技术检测分析光谱微弱信号的测量精度,改善痕量元素的检测灵敏度。同时研究了改变样品温度时等离子体电子温度和电子密度的变化趋势。计算表明,当样品温度从室温上升到130 ℃的过程中,等离子体的电子温度由4 723 K上升到7 121 K时基本不再变化。这种变化规律与发射谱线强度和信噪比变化趋势一致。分析认为,这主要是由于在升高样品温度的初始阶段,激光烧蚀量增大,等离子体内能增大,从而导致等离子体电子温度升高。当激光烧蚀样品的量达到一定值后不再变化,激光能量被激发溅射出来的样品蒸发物以及尘粒的吸收、散射和反射,导致激光能量密度降低,电子温度趋于饱和,达到某种动态平衡。选用一条Cu原子谱线（324.75 nm）的Stark展宽系数计算激光等离子体的电子密度,同时研究改变样品温度时等离子电子密度的变化趋势,计算表明在样品温度为130 ℃时,Cu Ⅰ 324.75 nm对应的等离子电子密度相较于室温（18 ℃）条件下增大了1.74×1017 cm-3。该变化趋势与电子温度的变化趋势一致。适当升高样品温度使得电子密度增大,从而提高电子和原子的碰撞几率,激发更多的原子,这是增强光谱谱线强度的原因之一。由此可见,升高样品温度是一种便捷的提高LIBS检测灵敏度的有效手段。     

强流激光离子源中的等离子体参数诊断

强流激光离子源是最有希望为重离子聚变直线感应加速器提供离子的离子源之一。离子源内等离子体决定了离子源性能和引出品质,为了了解强流激光离子源内等离子体参数,采用发射光谱和ICCD成像的方法对该离子源中的等离子体进行了诊断。该离子源由一台四倍频的266 nm Nd:YAG激光器和Cu靶组成,激光束经过透镜聚焦后照射在Cu靶上产生等离子体,激光打靶能量密度约为108 W/cm2,持续时间15 ns。ICCD相机拍摄了激光照射后等离子体的膨胀过程,初始时刻等离子体垂直表面喷射,膨胀速度约为1 cm/s。光谱仪测量了离子发射光谱,谱线主要由Cu原子的Cu Ⅰ谱线和Cu+离子的Cu Ⅱ谱线组成。采用Boltzmann图法得到膨胀等离子体电子激发温度约为1 eV,采用Stark展宽法得到电子密度约为1016 cm-3。     

激光诱导煤样等离子体的表征

以脉冲Nd·YAG激光器泵浦的光学参量发生/放大器输出为激发源,获得了一种家庭用煤样品的激光诱导等离子体(laser induced plasma,LIP)发射光谱。谱线线型呈洛伦兹线型,表明等离子体加宽以Stark展宽为主。利用发射谱线的Stark展宽和强度,通过测量等离子体不同位置的发射光谱,确定了等离子体温度和电子密度的空间分布,发现二者在垂直等离子体发光火焰方向相对火焰中心对称分布,沿发光火焰方向不具有对称分布的特点。发光火焰中心的等离子体温度和电子密度最大,且发光强度较大,因此利用光谱技术测量等离子体特征量时,宜采集火焰中心的发射光谱。样品中有些元素的发射谱线线型显示,等离子体中存在很强的自吸收现象,自吸收程度和激发波长及激光能量密切相关,激发波长接近谱线中心波长时,自吸收现象最明显;随激光能量的增加,发射光谱强度增加的同时,自吸收的程度也增大。把这些现象归因于原子跃迁概率的增大及激光强度增加引起的等离子体中粒子数密度的增大。自吸收现象导致实验观测到的发射谱线强度小于LIP的真实辐射强度,对等离子体进行测量时,应选取不存在自吸收现象的谱线,以便于提高测量准确度。     

激光诱导Ni等离子体特性的研究

以Nd·YAG激光器的二倍频输出作为激发源,获得了激光诱导Ni等离子体的发射光谱,基于发射光谱,对等离子体电子激发温度和电子密度进行了测量,其典型值分别为3 714 K,4.67×1016 cm-3。测量了等离子体电子激发温度和电子密度的空间分布,发现沿垂直于激光传播方向的径向,随到中心点距离的增加,等离子体辐射的强度减小,但线型和线宽不变,表明等离子体电子激发温度和电子密度沿径向均匀分布。沿激光传播方向,随到样品表面距离的增加,等离子体辐射强度、电子激发温度和电子密度先增加后降低,在距样品表面1.5 mm处,达到最大值。采用激光诱导击穿光谱技术进行相关探测时,收集距离样品表面1.5 mm处的发射谱,有利于提高探测灵敏度。     

不同样品温度下聚焦透镜到样品表面距离对激光诱导铜击穿光谱的影响

研究了不同温度下聚焦透镜到样品表面距离对激光诱导击穿光谱(laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy,LIBS)强度的影响,使用Nd:YAG脉冲激光激发样品并产生等离子体,探测的等离子体发射的光谱线为Cu(Ⅰ)510.55 nm,Cu(Ⅰ)515.32 nm和Cu(Ⅰ)521.82 nm.使用透镜的焦距为200 mm,测量的聚焦透镜到样品表面距离的范围为170—200 mm,样品温度从25℃升高到270℃,激光能量为26 mJ.总体上,升高样品温度能有效地提高LIBS光谱的辐射强度.在25℃和100℃时,光谱强度随着聚焦透镜到样品表面距离的增加而单调增加;在样品温度更高(150, 200, 250和270℃)时,光谱强度随着距离的增加出现先升高而后又降低的变化.同时,在样品接近焦点附近,随着样品温度的升高,LIBS光谱强度的变化不明显,还可能出现光谱强度随着样品温度升高而降低的情况,这在通过升高样品温度来提高LIBS光谱强度中特别值得我们注意.为了更进一步了解这两个条件对LIBS的影响,计算了等离子体温度和电子密度,发现等离子体温度和电子密度的变化与光谱强度的变化几乎一致,更高样品温度下产生的等离子体温度和电子密度更高.     

环境气压对激光烧蚀Cu诱导发光机理的影响

利用时间分辨的光谱测量技术,测定了不同氪气压强下脉冲激光烧蚀金属Cu诱导等离子体发光羽的发射光谱及其强度随时间的分布。利用快速同步照相的方法,拍摄了不同氪气压强下的等离子体发光羽的照片。实验结果表明,等离子体发光羽的光谱主要由原子谱线构成,发光羽颜色随环境气压而变化。结合实验结果探讨了环境气压对脉冲激光烧蚀Cu诱导等离子体发光羽的发光机理的影响,认为不同环境气压下等离子体发光羽的发光机理不同,低压下以电子碰撞传能激发辐射为主,中压下以电子与原子碰撞传能激发和电子与一价离子的复合激发辐射为主,高压下以电子与一价离子的复合激发辐射为主,并用此机理定性地解释了所观察到的实验现象。     

利用Hβ线的Stark加宽计算激光诱导Cu等离子体的电子密度

潮湿空气中,利用Nd:YAG脉冲激光烧蚀Cu靶获得等离子体发射光谱,依据谱线波长和相对强度等信息计算了等离子体的电子温度;在此基础上,分别用三种方法由Hβ线的Stark加宽计算得到电子密度,并对结果进行了比较分析,证实：对于电子密度在1015~1016cm-3范围内的等离子体,用Hβ谱线测量电子密度是可靠的. 讨论了等离子体电子温度和电子密度在垂直于靶面方向的空间分布,并从产生机制的角度解释了等离子体的传播过程.     

空气中YAG激光诱导Cu等离子体空间特性的研究

在空气中利用Nd: YAG脉冲激光诱导金属Cu靶,产生激光等离子体羽,并获得等离子体羽的空间谱;研究了空间谱线结构;分析了不同空间位置处电子温度和电子密度的空间演化规律;并对等离子体光谱的特性和产生机制进行了讨论. 结果表明：谱线结构、谱线强度和等离子体的电子温度及电子密度都与空间位置变化密切相关,特征谱强度最大值出现在距靶面0.75-1.0mm的空间位置处,此处CuⅠ谱线相对强度最强,在1.25 mm空间位置处电子温度比周边的电子温度偏低,但此处电子密度反而升高,这种现象可以由级联效应得到解释。     

激光诱导Mg等离子体电子温度的实验研究

利用波长为1 064 nm,最大能量为500 mJ的Nd∶YAG脉冲激光器在室温,一个标准大气压下对Mg合金冲击,改变激光能量,得到相应的Mg等离子体特征谱线。分析谱线,发现谱线有不同的演化速率,同时得到了MgⅠ,MgⅡ离子谱线,证明此实验条件下,激光能量足够Mg合金靶材充分电离。选择了相对强度较大的MgⅠ 383.2 nm, MgⅠ 470.3 nm, MgⅠ 518.4 nm三条激发谱线,利用这些发射谱线的相对强度计算了等离子体的电子温度,激光能量为500 mJ时,等离子体温度为1.63×104 K。实验结果表明：在本实验条件下,Mg原子可以得到充分激发;在200～500 mJ激光能量范围内,等离子体温度随着激光能量的降低而衰减,在350～500 mJ激光能量范围内的等离子体温度随激光能量的变化速度十分明显,200～350 mJ时等离子体温度变化速度迅速减缓;激光能量为300 mJ时,谱线相对强度明显减弱,低于350和250 mJ的谱线相对强度,不符合谱线相对强度会随着激光能量提高而上升的变化趋势,证明发生了等离子体屏蔽现象,高功率激光产生的等离子体隔断了激光与材料之间的耦合。此时的等离子体温度明显升高,不符合变化趋势,这是由于在发生等离子体屏蔽现象时,激光能量被等离子体吸收,导致等离子体温度上升。     

激光能量对激光诱导Cu等离子体特征辐射强度、电子温度的影响

利用Nd:YAG激光(波长1 064 nm,脉宽10 ns)烧蚀金属Cu靶获得等离子体 .改变激光脉冲能量,观测到Cu的原子谱线和离子谱线随激光脉冲能量有不同的变化关系, 但都在330 mJ/pulse时,谱线强度达到最大,随后在330 mJ～370 mJ/pulse间出现一小平台 ,能量继续增加,各谱线强度减小.同时,使用烧蚀Cu靶产生的五条原子谱线(465.11 nm,5 10.55 nm,515.32 nm,521.82 nm,529.25 nm)的相对强度,在局部热力学平衡近似下,利用B oltzmann图的最小二乘法拟合,测定了不同激光能量下Cu等离子体的电子温度.随激光能量的增加,电子温度近似单调地从1.02×104 K上升到1.46×104 K后,反而有所下降.     

Heating effects induced by a pulsed laser in a semi-infinite target in view of the theory of linear systems

The two-dimensional Laplace integral transform technique is used to solve the problem of heating a semi-infinite target induced by the surface absorption of a laser pulse. Mathematical expressions for the surface temperature and the temperature profile within the target are obtained considering cooling and temperature-dependent absorption coefficient at the front surface. The linear behaviour of the system is found to be established for all cases except for that of temperature dependent surface absorptance. As an illustrative example, computations are carried out on Al, Cu, Ag and Au targets using an empirical formula for the temporal distribution of a measured laser pulse.     

X射线胶片的脉冲光源响应标定

用ＬＦ－１１激光装置的１．０６μｍ脉冲激光加热Ｃｕ靶产生的Ｌ－壳层线辐射作脉冲Ｘ射线源，在曝光量为（０．０１～１０）－７Ｊ·ｃｍ－２范围内，标定了ＫＯＤＡＫＡＡ－５，ＫＯＤＡＫＳＷＲ和ＵＦＳＨ－Ｏ软Ｘ射线胶片的响应曲线，并与用连续光源标定的进行了对比．结果表明，这三种ｘ射线胶片，在强脉冲光源曝光条件下，都存在着胶片响应互易律失效问题，过去用连续光源标定的响应曲线，在激光等离子体诊断实验中，已经不能采用．     

脉冲光纤激光修锐青铜金刚石砂轮等离子体特性研究

采用光栅光谱仪 对脉冲光纤激光修锐青铜金刚石砂轮过程中产生的等离子体空间分辨发射光谱进行了测量. 研究了500–600 nm波段范围内的等离子体空间发射光谱强度随激光平均功率和脉冲重复频率的变化情况. 结果表明: 等离子体辐射光谱强度在其径向膨胀方向上距离砂轮表面约2.4 mm处达到最大值. 在局部热力学平衡假设条件下, 根据等离子体中六条铜原子谱线的相对强度, 利用Boltzmann 图法, 计算得到在不同激光功率和重复频 率条件下的等离子体电子温度沿砂轮径向方向的分布规律. 实验结果表明: 在激光修锐青铜金刚石砂轮过程中, 距离砂轮表面约3 mm处等离子体电子温度出现峰值, 其温度最高可达4380 K, 且等离子体电子温度随着激光参数和 空间位置的改变呈现出不同的演变规律. 关键词： 脉冲光纤激光 等离子体发射光谱 激光修锐 电子温度     

Femtosecond laser-induced Cu plasma spectra at different laser polarizations and sample temperatures

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is a good technique for detecting and analyzing material elements due to the plasma emission produced by the high-power laser pulse. Currently, a significant topic of LIBS research is improving the emission intensity of LIBS. This study investigated the effect of laser-polarization on femtosecond laser-ablated Cu plasma spectra at different sample temperatures. The measured lines under circularly polarized lasers were higher than those under linearly and elliptically polarized lasers. The enhancement effect was evident at higher Cu temperatures when comparing the plasma spectra that have circular and linear polarizations for different target temperatures. To understand the influence of laser-polarization and sample temperature on signal intensity, we calculated the plasma temperature (PT) and electron density (ED) . The change in PT and ED was consistent with the change in the atomic lines as the laser polarization was being adjusted. When raising the Cu temperature, the PT increased while the ED decreased. Raising the Cu temperature whilst adjusting the laser-polarization is effective for improving the signal of femtosecond LIBS compared to raising the initial sample temperature alone or only changing the laser polarization.     

Heating process and damage threshold analysis of Au film coated on Cu substrate for femtosecond laser

The heating processes of a two-layer film assembly of Au padded with Cu irradiated by femtosecond laser pulse are studied using a two-temperature model. It is found that the chosen substantially influence the energy transport, and consequently the temperature variation, and thermal equilibrium time. At the same laser fluence, the different thickness of gold film leads to a change of gold surface temperature. By choosing the thickness of the gold layer in the two-layer film assemblies, the damage threshold of the gold film can be maximized. The results can be used to optimize the damage threshold of gold coating optical components.     

Measurements of plasma temperature and electron density in laser-induced copper plasma by time-resolved spectroscopy of neutral atom and ion emissions

Plasma produced by a 355 nm pulsed Nd:YAG laser with a pulse duration of 6 ns focussed onto a copper solid sample in air at atmospheric pressure is studied spectroscopically. The temperature and electron density characterizing the plasma are measured by time-resolved spectroscopy of neutral atom and ion line emissions in the time window of 300–2000 ns. An echelle spectrograph coupled with a gated intensified charge coupled detector is used to record the plasma emissions. The temperature is obtained using the Boltzmann plot method and the electron density is determined using the Saha-Boltzmann equation method. Both parameters are studied as a function of delay time with respect to the onset of the laser pulse. The results are discussed. The time window where the plasma is optically thin and is also in local thermodynamic equilibrium (LTE), necessary for the laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) analysis of samples, is deduced from the temporal evolution of the intensity ratio of two Cu I lines. It is found to be 700–1000 ns.     

共线DP-LIBS定量分析水中Cu含量的试验研究

为研究双脉冲激光诱导击穿光谱(DP-LIBS)对水体中铜(Cu)元素检测灵敏度的影响,采用共线双脉冲LIBS检测装置对所配置的含Cu水溶液进行激光诱导击穿光谱试验。结果显示：与运用单脉冲激光诱导击穿光谱(SP-LIBS)检测水体中Cu元素相比,运用DP-LIBS探测到的光谱明显增强,并且其检测结果受光谱仪采集的延迟时间、两脉冲之间的脉冲延迟时间、双脉冲激光能量等因素的影响显著。确定最佳的试验条件为：光谱采集延迟时间为1 380 ns,脉冲延迟时间为25 ns,双脉冲激光能量为100 mJ。分别对铜元素324.7和327.4 nm的特征谱线进行定量分析,两谱线的检测限分别是3.5和4.84 μg·mL-1,且相对标准偏差都在10%以内。用500 μg·mL-1样品对特征谱线为324.7 nm所建立的定标曲线进行验证,反演得出该样品的浓度为446 μg·mL-1,相对误差为10.8%。研究表明DP-LIBS能够提高Cu元素的检测灵敏度,同时具有较高的稳定性。     

Parallel excitation pathways in ultrafast interferometric pump-probe correlation measurements of hot-electron lifetimes in metals

Hot electron (E-E_Fermi=0.75 to 1.55 eV) lifetimes for cesiated Cu(100) and Cu(111) surfaces are measured via interferometric time-resolved two-photon photoemission with a 19-fs intensity FWHM mode locked Ti:sapphire laser at 1.55 eV. The data are analyzed using the optical Bloch equations and a laser pulse characterized in situ via surface second-harmonic generation interferometric autocorrelation. It is found that the retrieved hot-electron lifetimes are unphysically fast, and have a strong dependence on the temperature of the sample and the polarization of the laser. A simple explanation for the data is that the measured signal consists of contributions from transitions through both virtual and real intermediate states. Received: 26 July 2000 / Accepted: 8 September 2000 / Published online: 12 October 2000     

Quantitative studies of copper plasma using laser induced breakdown spectroscopy

In the present work, we present the spatial evolution of the copper plasma produced by the fundamental harmonic (1064 nm) and second harmonic (532 nm) of a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser. The experimentally observed line profiles of neutral copper have been used to extract the electron temperature using the Boltzmann plot method, whereas, the electron number density has been determined from the Stark broadening. Besides we have studied the variation of electron temperature and electron number density as a function of laser energy at atmospheric pressure. The Cu I lines at 333.78, 406.26, 465.11 and 515.32 nm are used for the determination of electron temperature. The relative uncertainty in the determination of electron temperature is ≈10%. The electron temperature calculated for the fundamental harmonic (1064 nm) of Nd:YAG laser is 10500–15600 K, and that for the second harmonic (532 nm) of Nd:YAG laser is 11500–14700 K at a Q Switch delay of 40 μs. The electron temperature has also been calculated as a function of laser energy from the target surface for both modes of the laser. We have also studied the spatial behavior of the electron number density in the plume. The electron number densities close to the target surface (0.05 mm), in the case of fundamental harmonic (1064 nm) of Nd:YAG laser having pulse energy 135 mJ and second harmonic (532 nm) of Nd:YAG laser with pulse energy 80 mJ are 2.50×10¹⁶ and 2.60×10¹⁶ cm⁻³, respectively.