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.     

金属特性对激光诱导击穿光谱最佳实验参数的影响

采用波长为532nm的单脉冲激光诱导两种金属样品铜和锌，产生等离子光谱，固定激光能量40mJ、门宽100ns、光谱仪入射狭缝0.1mm、ICCD增益100等参数，研究金属样品物理化学特性对汇聚透镜焦点到样品表面距离、ICCD采集延迟等最优化实验参数的影响.实验中分别选取铜样品Cu（I）521.82nm和锌样品Zn（I）481.053nm谱线作为LIBS信号，实验测定的透镜焦点在距样品表面不同距离处的LIBS信号强度，结果表明铜和锌样品的聚焦透镜焦点分别在样品表面内距表面的距离为5mm和5.5mm时得到光谱信号强度最大；铜和锌的ICCD探测延时分别为1300ns和1100ns时等离子体光谱信号的信噪比最大并具有可观测的强度，依据铜和锌样品物理化学特性的差异对实验结果进行了合理的分析与讨论，为后续研究金属样品LIBS技术的基底效应、纳米结构增强激光诱导击穿光谱机理提供数据参考.     

透镜到样品的距离对激光诱导等离子体的影响

利用具有时间分辨功能的ICCD相机对空气中激光诱导击穿合金钢产生的等离子体成像,同时采集了等离子体产生的发射光谱,针对焦距为100mm的聚焦透镜,研究了透镜到样品的距离(LTSD)对发射光谱强度、等离子体温度和等离子体形态的影响,并分析了产生影响的物理机制,对透镜到样品表面5个不同距离下等离子体光谱信号在样品表面垂直方向上的空间演变进行了分析。结果表明,透镜到样品的距离对等离子体的光谱信号、等离子体形态以及空间分布具有较大的影响。等离子体图像的像素强度与等离子体温度的变化规律基本一致,分别在透镜距离样品表面92mm和107mm处取得峰值,而92mm处对应最大值。对样品表面垂直方向上等离子体光谱信号的空间分布研究结果表明,不同聚焦位置下所产生的等离子体温度的空间分布不同,等离子体中不同谱线的光谱强度在空间的演变规律也有差别。     

磁场约束下激光诱导等离子体光谱强度演化研究

对磁场约束下激光诱导铜等离子体光谱强度演化进行了实验研究,分析了在磁场约束环境下的等离子体光谱强度演化过程以及激光能量对光谱增强的影响.实验结果表明:在磁场约束下铜等离子体内原子光谱和离子光谱均有所增强,在磁场约束下Cu I 510.55 nm谱线强度时间演化过程中在1.2—5.7μs时间范围内附近出现双峰结构,在距离靶材表面0—1.4 mm空间范围内磁场约束Cu I 510.55 nm光谱增强明显.Cu I510.55 nm和Cu I 515.32 nm光谱增强因子随激光能量的增加呈单调递减变化,激光能量20 mJ时增强因子最大分别为11和8.对磁场约束下等离子体发射光谱强度增强的物理原因进行了探讨.     

用激光诱导击穿光谱快速分析油漆中的重金属含量

 将电光调Q Nd：YAG激光脉冲聚焦于油漆样品表面以产生激光诱导等离子体。等离子体的光辐射经过一组透镜收集进入单色仪并由光电倍增管探测。通过对等离子体辐射光谱的研究,能够实现对油漆样品中重金属元素含量的快速定性分析。实验分析了多种市售油漆中重金属元素Pb, Cu, Cr, Mn的含量。实验表明：对于同一种类的油漆样品,在相同检测条件下,重金属元素的特征光谱线强度与元素质量分数成正比,因此利用激光诱导击穿光谱来快速分析油漆中重金属元素含量是完全可行的。     

基于飞秒激光等离子体丝诱导击穿光谱探测土壤重金属Cr元素含量

本文基于飞秒激光等离子体丝诱导击穿光谱对土壤重金属Cr元素含量进行了实验研究.利用荧光法对等离子体丝的长度进行测量,给出了在不同焦距聚焦透镜作用下土壤中Cr425.5 nm的谱线强度空间分布,实验给出了Cr元素的定标曲线.实验结果表明,土壤中Cr元素浓度分析测量的相对标准偏差小于5%,土壤中重金属Cr元素的检测极限为7.85 ppm.表明飞秒激光等离子体丝诱导击穿光谱技术在土壤重金属Cr元素含量的定量探测方面是完全可行的.     

实验参数对激光诱导铝合金产生等离子体光谱的影响

利用Nd∶YAG脉冲激光诱导击穿2519A铝合金产生等离子体光谱,采用光谱仪检测和记录了Al和Cu的原子谱线,并研究了不同实验参数或条件对该谱线的影响。结果表明,透镜到样品表面距离、探测角度、激光脉冲能量、观测高度和环境气压大小对实验分析性能,如谱线强度、信背比和实验可重复性等均有较大的影响,通过设置适当的实验条件可以获得最佳的实验结果。     

透镜与样品之间距离对激光等离子体辐射特性的影响

采用高能量钕玻璃激光器产生的激光(～25J)在减压氩气环境下诱导钢和土壤样品等离子体,研究了激光束聚焦透镜(f=130 mm)与样品之间距离对等离子体辐射特性的影响。实验结果表明,当聚焦透镜的焦点围绕样品表面上下移动时,对于合金钢样品,激光束焦斑位于样品表面以下0.4 mm左右,则激光等离子体的辐射强度、激发温度和物质烧蚀质量均出现最大值;而对于土壤样品,当激光束聚焦位置在样品表面以下0.2 mm左右,等离子体辐射强度和物质烧蚀质量具有最大值。为了比较透镜与样品之间距离对等离子体形状的影响,也拍摄了氩气和空气环境下产生的激光等离子体象。所得结果证明,激光等离子体特性明显依赖于透镜与样品之间距离。     

不同实验条件对激光诱导等离子体的影响机理研究

常温常压下,采用波长532 nm的Nd:YAG纳秒激光器激发诱导空气中的铝合金,由高分辨率的光谱仪和ICCD对等离子体发射光谱采集和实现光电转换。研究激光能量、ICCD门延迟和聚焦透镜到样品表面的距离(lens-to-sample distance,LTSD)对谱线信号强度和等离子体电子温度的影响,并分析了产生影响的物理机制。结果表明,固定ICCD门延迟和LTSD,随着激光能量的增大,谱线强度和电子温度均增大;计算结果表明,当激光能量从20 mJ增加到160 mJ时,原子谱线Al I 396.15 nm,Mg I 518.36 nm,离子谱线Mg II 279.54 nm谱线强度相较于20 mJ分别提高了12.83,6.45,10.56倍。固定激光能量和LTSD,ICCD门延迟在100~4000 ns范围内变化时,随着延迟的增加,谱线强度和等离子体电子温度均呈指数形式衰减。固定ICCD门延迟和激光能量,采用焦距为75 mm的聚焦透镜,研究了LTSD对等离子体参数的影响机理。结果表明,聚焦透镜到样品的距离对等离子体的谱线强度和电子温度有较大的影响。等离子体的特征谱线强度和等离子体的电子温度的变化规律基本一致,分别在聚焦透镜到样品表面的距离为73 mm和79 mm处取得峰值,并在73 mm处对应最大值。     

透镜到靶材的距离对脉冲激光诱导等离子体的影响机理研究

采用高功率抽运调Q激光器分别在真空和空气中烧蚀Ti-Al合金靶材激发等离子体,研究了在不同气体压强下透镜到靶材的距离对等离子体参数的影响机理对于焦距为111mm的聚焦透镜,当透镜到靶材距离小于透镜焦距时,随着距离逐渐接近焦距,真空和空气中电子温度、电子密度和谱线强度均逐渐增强.当透镜到靶材距离大于透镜焦距时,真空中,电子温度和电子密度仍然继续升高,而谱线强度却变化不大.空气中,等离子体参数却有不同的演化特性:等离子体的电子温度、电子密度和谱线强度在透镜到靶材距离为107 mm时达到最大值,当距离继续增大时,均呈现出迅速下降的趋势,当透镜到靶材距离大于112mm时,电子温度和电子密度又有明显上升,特征谱线强度却大幅下降.     

Influence of cutting off position of plasma filament formed by two-color femtosecond laser on terahertz generation

Femtosecond laser filamentation is a method of generating terahertz, which has wide application in terahertz subwavelength resolution imaging. In this paper, the plasma filament formed by femtosecond laser focusing was terminated with an alumina ceramics at different positions and the influence of the cutting off position of the plasma filament on the terahertz wave was studied. The results showed that the terahertz amplitude increases as the position approaches the end of the filament gradually. The stability of amplitude and peak frequency of the terahertz generated by the filament formed by two-color femtosecond laser via a lens with a longer focal length is lower than that through a lens with a shorter focal length, especially the terahertz amplitude at the end of the filament. The study will be helpful for future researchers in the field of THz sub-wavelength imaging utilizing femtosecond laser filament.     

Ultraviolet laser filaments for remote laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) analysis: applications in cultural heritage monitoring

We report experiments with subpicosecond UV laser filaments for the remote analysis of samples related to objects of cultural heritage. The classic laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) technique finds new avenues through femtosecond filamentation, and dynamic remote LIBS becomes possible. Advantages such as self-regulated laser intensity deposition on the target suggest that there is significant potential for using UV femtosecond filaments for the remote analysis of sculpture and large monuments.     

Experimental confirmation of high-stability of fluorescence in a femtosecond laser filament in air

Femtosecond laser filamentation is particularly interesting for remote sensing pollutant in the atmosphere. In this work, we investigate the local shot-to-shot stability of the filament induced fluorescence of nitrogen in air. It is found that the root-mean square fluctuation of the fluorescence signal is at least one order of magnitude lower than that of the linear propagation case. In practice, it would contribute to improve the robustness of long distance spectroscopic analysis of the fluorescence of pollutant molecules inside the filament. We further point out that this unique property of filament induced fluorescence spectroscopy is because of the intensity clamping, a profound phenomenon of filamentation.     

Competition between multiphoton/tunnel ionization and filamentation induced by powerful femtosecond laser pulses in air

In this work we present experiments by focusing 42 femtosecond laser pulses in air using three differentfocal length lenses: f=100, 30 and 5 cm. For the longest focal length, only the filament, which is aweak plasma column,is observed. When the shorter focal length lens is used, a high density plasma isgenerated near the geometrical focus and coexists with a weak plasma channel of the filamemt. Under thetightest focusing condition, filamentation is prevented and only a strong plasma volume appears at tehgeometrical focus.     

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.     

Light filaments in air for ultraviolet and infrared wavelengths

The propagation of femtosecond UV laser pulses in air is numerically shown to form intense light filaments over several tenths of Rayleigh lengths. We compare UV filamentation with IR filamentation and show that the balance of the physical processes supporting the filaments is identical in both cases. For IR and UV wavelengths, it is shown that the intensity in the filament and the density of the electron plasma created by ionization of air molecules reach similar values as high as 10(14) W/cm(2) and 10(17) cm(-3). Spectral data exhibit a large broadening in the IR filament and a limited one for UV, which justifies the white-light generation associated with IR filamentation only.     

Properties of long light filaments in natural environment

The multiple filamentation of terawatt femtosecond(fs) laser pulses is experimentally studied in a natural environment.A more than 30-m long plasma filament with a millimeter diameter is formed by the collimated fs laser pulse freely propagating in an open atmosphere. This study provides the first quantitative experimental data about the electron density of a long range light filament in the atmosphere. The electron density of such a filament is quantitatively detected by using an electric method, showing that it is at the 10~(11)-cm~(-3) level.