Elemental analysis of fingernail of alcoholic and doping subjects by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is applied to investigate the effect of alcoholism and doping on elemental composition of fingernails of subjects. Measurements are made on 36 fingernail clippings including 8 doping, 8 alcoholic and 20 normal subjects. Classification of normal, alcoholic and doping subjects based on 46 atomic and ionic emission lines belonging to 13 elements of fingernail is examined using discriminant function analysis (DFA) method. The most affecting elements in classification of groups are discussed. In order to improve the repeatability of LIBS measurements, an auto-focus system has been designed and used in experiments. Results are promising and show that by improving the repeatability of experiments through improving the setup, some evidence of the impact of the alcohol and doping on elemental composition of fingernails is observed.     

土壤重金属铬元素的激光诱导击穿光谱定量分析研究

利用Nd ∶YAG脉冲激光器(波长:1064 nm)作为光源,在实验室自然大气环境下诱导产生土壤激光等离子体,通过等离子体原子发射光谱法定量分析了国家标准土壤样品中元素Cr的含量.实验上研究了在最佳实验条件下土壤中Cr的LIBS分析谱线,测定了Cr元素的定标曲线.实验结果表明,Cr元素浓度在(60—400)×10^-6范围内,元素含量与光谱线强度之间有较好的线性关系;元素Cr浓度分析测量的相对标准偏差(RSD)为7.89%,定量分析结果与标准值的相对偏差为5.3%,Cr元素的检测限为1 关键词： 土壤污染 定量分析 激光诱导击穿光谱 定标曲线     

Biomedical and environmental applicationsof laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is an emerging analytical technique with numerous advantages such as rapidity, multi-elemental analysis, minimal sample preparation, minimal destruction, low cost and versatility of being applied to a wide range of materials. In this paper, we report the preliminary observations we obtained using LIBS for clinical and environmental samples. Elemental analysis has been done qualitatively in human teeth samples which show encouraging results. It has also been demonstrated in this paper that LIBS can be very well utilized in field applications such as plastic waste sorting and recycling.     

Laser ablation of powdered samples and analysis by means of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

The presented work proves the capacities of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) as a fast, universal, and versatile technique for analysis of complex materials as ceramics. This paper reports on the analysis of ceramic raw materials (brick clays and kaolin) submitted to laser ablation in the form of pressed pellets. Spectrographic study was provided by standard single-pulse LIBS technique and orthogonal reheating double-pulse LIBS. It was found that both methods are comparable in terms of analytical performance, if adequate experimental parameters and signal detection systems are used.     

用激光感生击穿光谱对大气进行定量分析

研究将激光感生击穿光谱技术用于元素定量分析的可行性。利用Nd∶YAG激光器发出的激光与一个大气压下的空气相互作用产生激光等离子体，等离子体的光经单色仪分光后转化为电信号进入计算机，存储了600～800nm的等离子体光谱数据。利用自由定标模型对等离子体进行了分析。在延迟时间8μs、采样门宽0.4μs时，利用二维波尔兹曼平面得到了大气等离子体处于局部热平衡时的温度（1.62×10K）。在假设空气全部由N和O组成的条件下由自由定标模型得到了空气中氧的含量（20.75%）和氮的含量（79.25%）。试验结果与实际吻合得很好。实验证实了用激光感生击穿光谱对大气进行定量分析是可行的，为大气污染监测研究和试验工作奠定了基础。     

Quantitative analysis of ITO film by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is an effective method for nondestructive rapid element analysis in a wide range of media in situ. We use the LIBS technique for quantitative analysis of indium tin oxide (ITO) films, which are transparent conducting materials widely used in industry. The plasma is generated by focusing a Nd:YAG laser pulse with a duration of 10 ns and a wavelength of 1064 nm onto the ITO-sample surface. We perform test experiments to define optimum values of the laser-pulse energy and the time delay between the laser pulse and the beginning of the LIBS spectra acquisition. Next, by the calibration-free Boltzmann plot method, we assess the plasma temperature and finally calculate the content of In and Sn in the test ITO specimen, and this agrees well with real concentration values.     

自由定标激光诱导击穿光谱技术在炉渣成分定量分析中的应用

采用自由定标激光诱导光谱技术(CF-LIBS)对炉渣中几种主要成分(CaO,SiO2,Al2O3,MgO)进行了定量分析.利用Nd:YAG激光脉冲在空气中烧蚀炉渣样品产生等离子体,等离子体光谱由中阶梯光栅光谱仪记录.通过几种主要元素的原子谱线和离子谱线的玻尔兹曼图,计算了等离子体的温度.利用Ca的一条谱线Stark展宽...     

应用激光诱导击穿光谱检测土壤中的铅

应用激光诱导击穿光谱技术对模拟土壤中Pb进行快速定量分析。该模拟土壤由PbCl₂,CaCO₃,SiO₂,KBr化学纯试剂制备而成。通过实验得到信噪比随延时的增大呈先增后减的变化规律。利用实验光谱图建立了Pb含量的定标曲线。定量分析研究得到：该方法用于Pb含量定量分析的平均相对误差为8.33%,最低检测限为89μg/g。实验结果验证了激光诱导击穿光谱技术用于土壤中Pb含量测量的能力。     

Detection of multiple elements in coal samples from Bangladesh by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) was used to analyze the coal samples from the Barapukuria coal mine of Bangladesh and coal from eastern India. Besides the major elements carbon and silicon, a number of minor and trace elements, such as iron, titanium, aluminum, calcium, sodium, copper, zirconium, neodymium, ytterbium, cerium, samarium, dysprosium and gadolinium were identified. In earlier work some researchers identified the lines around 279 and 280 nm as due to Mg II rather than Yb III. The reasons for identifying these two lines as due to ytterbium in the present work are explained. The detection of multiple elements in one experiment in a commonly used fuel demonstrated the versatility and multi-elemental capability of LIBS.     

Element analysis of complex materials by calibration-free laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is a promising method for fast and quantitative element analysis of complex materials. We report on LIBS measurements of multi-component oxide materials and the compositional analysis of materials by a calibration-free (CF) method. This CF-LIBS method relies on modeling of the optical emission of laser-induced plasma assuming local thermodynamic equilibrium. Various materials are investigated and the calculated concentration values (C _CF) of oxides CaO, Al₂O₃, MgO, SiO₂, FeO, and MnO are in agreement with nominal concentration values (C _N) from reference analysis. The relative error in oxide concentration e _r=|C _CF?C _N|/C _N decreases with increasing concentration. The quantification is limited to major oxides (C _N≥1 wt%). Slag samples from industrial steel production are analyzed on site by means of a mobile measurement system. LIBS measurements are performed at different sample temperatures. The results obtained show that CF-LIBS is applicable to fast compositional analysis of complex materials in harsh environments.     

Trace pollutants analysis in soil by a time-resolved laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy technique

The results of a joint experiment of IFAM-Pisa and ENEA-Frascati for the detection of traces of pollutants in soil by a time-resolved laser-induced spectroscopy technique are reported. Using samples of soil with known pollutants' concentration [Geochemical Exploration Reference (GXR) silicate from US Geological Survey], we were able to estimate the sensitivity of this Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) technique to be of the order of some parts per million for a vast class of metallic pollutants, including extremely dangerous soil pollutants such as copper, lead and chromium.ENEA guest with HC&M fellowship     

Correction and analysis of lead content in soil by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

The laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy is used to analyze the lead content in soils. The analyzed spectral line profile is fitted by Lorentzian function for determining the background and the full-width at half-maximum （FWHM） intensity of spectral line. A self-absorption correction model based on the information of spectral broadening is introduced to calculate the true value of spectral line intensity, which refers to the elemental concentration. The results show that the background intensity obtained by spectral profile fitting is very effective and important due to removing the interference of spectral broadening, and a better precision of calibration analysis is acquired by correcting the self-absorption effect.     

基于激光诱导击穿光谱技术定量分析食用明胶中的铬元素

利用激光诱导击穿光谱技术对食用明胶样品中的铬元素进行定量分析.采用Nd:YAG脉冲激光器三倍频输出的355 nm激光诱导击穿食用明胶产生激光等离子体,测量等离子发射光谱.实验数据表明:使用内标法定量分析食用明胶样品中铬元素浓度分别为10—200 ppm(1 ppm=10-6)时,铬元素含量与分析谱线(CrI:245.43 nm)强度之间具有很好的线性关系.分析了光谱探测延迟时间对明胶中铬元素激光诱导击穿光谱的影响,利用信号强度与信噪比获得了优化的光谱探测延迟时间实验参数.     

Elemental analysis of fertilizer using laser induced breakdown spectroscopy

In recent years, the use of fertilizers has increased to achieve high growth rate of agriculture products. With this increase the chemical impact of agricultural activities on the environment has also been enhanced. In order to keep the environment healthy, and clean, it is necessary to identify contaminants and characterize the sources of contamination. In this study, a comprehensive chemical characterization of a DAP fertilizer has been carried out using laser induced breakdown spectroscopy. Phosphorous, manganese, magnesium, iron, titanium, molybdenum, nickel, cobalt, aluminum, chromium, lead, and uranium traces are detected. Relative abundances of Phosphorous, manganese, magnesium, molybdenum, iron, titanium, nickel, vanadium, calcium, cobalt, cadmium, tin are 26.64, 17.75, 13 97, 8.25, 7.97, 7.11, 5.07, 3.15, 2.94, 1.94, 1,55, 1.73 percent, respectively, whereas relative abundances of sulfur, aluminum, chromium, lead, and uranium are less than 1% and their sum is 1.93% of the total sample.     

溶液中金属元素的激光诱导击穿光谱

利用激光击穿光谱的方法对水溶液样品中的金属元素进行定性和定量分析。分别采用竖直喷流（口径0.5 mm）和静止液面两种样品采样模式,针对不同质量浓度的Cd,Fe,Al和Pb元素进行了检测分析并得到了其定标曲线(线性拟合相关度基本在0.99以上),初步确定了４种元素在喷流模式下的检测限为0.206 5(Cd),0.147 6(Fe),0.061 9(Al)和0.200 9(Pb) g/L;静止液面模式下的检测限为0.050 1(Cd),0.023 9(Fe),0.014 8(Al)和0.006 9(Pb) g/L。实验所得的结果为检测工业废水中金属元素的含量提供了依据。     

Composition analysis of medieval ceramics by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS)

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) technique is expected to be one of the most preferred techniques in archaeology research since it does not disrupt the structural and chemical form of archaeological samples, and it is considered virtually nondestructive analysis method. In this work, LIBS is used for analyses of glaze, paint, and clay of medieval ceramics collected from East Plain Cilicia, Osmaniye Province during archaeological survey. Transparent glazed and colour-painted ceramics of the Islam and Byzantine pottery traditions are analysed to detect distinctive and common features of the chemical compositions of their glazes. The spectral lines of Islamic and Byzantine glazes indicate that their structures are same. However, strontium (Sr) is determined in the transparent glaze of Islamic ceramics. Elemental composition and homogeneity of paint on one of the sample are determined by LIBS analysis. Colour changes are related with composition differences of the paint content in the archaeological ceramic. In addition, the clay classification of archaeological ceramics taken from the Yap?l?p?nar mounds, Ta?l?höyük mounds, and Ören?ehir ancient sites is done using PCA and PLS-DA chemometric techniques. According to the results of the classification, Yap?l?p?nar mounds terracotta ceramics differ from those of Ta?l?höyük and Ören?ehir ancient sites.     

基于激光诱导击穿光谱技术的铝合金成分定量分析

利用Nd:YAG激光器输出的532nm激光束对位于空气中的标准变形铝合金样品进行烧蚀产生了激光诱导等离子体.对测量的230—440nm波长范围的光谱进行了谱线标定,同时基于自由定标方法对样品成分进行了定量分析,确定了样品中的元素含量.分析结果与标准值具有较好的一致性.     

激光诱导击穿光谱应用于三种水果样品微量元素的分析

激光诱导击穿光谱(LIBS)在植物样品上面的应用是一个较新的课题. 为将LIBS技术能实际应用于与食品安全相关的领域,实验中对三种真空冻干水果样品进行了初步LIBS实验研究,鉴别了其LIBS光谱,并选取典型光谱线,运用统计学方法分析比较了三种水果中Ca,Na,K,Fe,Al,Mg六种元素含量的差别. 实验结果表明,苹果中Na的含量最高,Ca的含量最低,三种水果样品中的K,Fe,Mg等元素含量也都有差异. 实验结果还表明LIBS技术是一种检测、对比植物样品中微量元素含量的有效手段. 关键词： 激光诱导击穿光谱 等离子体 植物样品 微量元素