Precision spectroscopy of the helium atom

Persistent efforts in both theory and experiment have yielded increasingly precise understanding of the helium atom. Because of its simplicity, the helium atom has long been a testing ground for relativistic and quantum electrodynamic effects in few-body atomic systems theoretically and experimentally. Comparison between theory and experiment of the helium spectroscopy in 1s2p³P _J can potentially extract a very precise value of the fine structure constant á. The helium atom can also be used to explore exotic nuclear structures. In this paper, we provide a brief review of the recent advances in precision calculations and measurements of the helium atom.      

激光诱导击穿光谱机理及爆炸物研究

激光诱导击穿光谱(LIBS)技术是基于激光诱导等离子体发光探测物质成分的方法。激光诱导等离子体的发射谱线由两部分组成:一部分是电子-离子复合及自由电子相互作用辐射的宽带连续谱;另一部分是原子和离子发射的特征谱线。对这些谱线进行识别并测量其强度,给出物质成分的定性和定量信息。分别讨论了样品所附着的基质为金属和电介质的两种情况,并对ns和fs级激光脉宽的影响作了介绍。     

Effect of sample temperature on laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

The effect of initial sample temperature on spectral emission of laser-induced plasma has been investigated. The plasma has been produced on aluminum alloy surface at ambient air pressure. The sample has been uniformly heated by a heating element up to 150 °C. The spectral emission of aluminum at different initial sample temperature and gate delay times has been measured. A simple model has been improved in order to compare the analytical and experimental results. An increase in sample temperature leads to an increase in the area under spectral line profiles. The results suggest that increasing the sample temperature can improve the limits of detection (LOD).     

Detection of explosives with laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Our recent work on the detection of explosives by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is reviewed in this paper. We have studied the physical mechanism of laser-induced plasma of an organic explosive, TNT. The LIBS spectra of TNT under single-photon excitation are simulated using MATLAB. The variations of the atomic emission lines intensities of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen versus the plasma temperature are simulated too. We also investigate the time-resolved LIBS spectra of a common inorganic explosive, black powder, in two kinds of surrounding atmospheres, air and argon, and find that the maximum value of the O atomic emission line SBR of black powder occurs at a gate delay of 596 ns. Another focus of our work is on using chemometic methods such as principle component analysis (PCA) and partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) to distinguish the organic explosives from organic materials such as plastics. A PLS-DA model for classification is built. TNT and seven types of plastics are chosen as samples to test the model. The experimental results demonstrate that LIBS coupled with the chemometric techniques has the capacity to discriminate organic explosive from plastics.     

New features of laser-induced gas breakdown in the ultraviolet

A study of gas breakdown induced by the ultraviolet second harmonic of ruby laser radiation has revealed an anomalously high threshold intensity for hydrogen. In addition, it has been demonstrated for the first time that the focal volume dependence of the breakdown threshold, of a number of molecular and noble gases, is influenced by the frequency of the incident radiation.     

Plasma stoichiometry correction method in laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

The spectra correction approach for the quantitative analysis of alloys by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy was proposed. A disproportion between the composition of the laser-plasma plume and the bulk sample is explained by the selective evaporation of components during the melting-evaporation stage. The Batanov-Bunkin-Prohorov-Fedorov phenomenon of the transparent wave propagation in a melted metal during the laser ablation was accounted for by the discussed approach. The proposed spectra correction procedure gives good results for the composition measurement of the Al alloy.     

激光诱导击穿光谱技术及应用研究进展

激光诱导击穿光谱（LIBS）技术是一种基于原子发射光谱学的元素定性、定量检测手段。本文介绍了LIBS技术的原理、应用方式、检测元素种类及检测极限;综述了该项技术在固体、液体、气体组分检测方面的技术发展,以及在环境检测、食品安全、生物医药、材料、军事、太空领域的应用进展。最后,提出了高功率、高稳定的激光光源和准确的定量分析方法是LIBS技术目前所面临的问题和挑战。     

铅黄铜合金激光诱导击穿谱特性的实验研究

本文系统地研究了靶点位置、激光功率密度以及缓冲气体对铅黄铜样品中激光诱导击穿谱(LIBS)特性的影响;并分析了不同环境气体下LIBS信号的时间分辨特性,确定了将LIBS用于铅黄铜合金样品杂质元素定量分析时的最佳实验条件.     

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。     

Radial correlation of the helium atom in the ground state

An expression for the binding energies of electrons in the ground state of an atom is derived on the basis of the Bohr–Sommerfeld quantization rule within the Thomas–Fermi model. The validity of this relation for all elements from neon to uranium is tested within a more perfect quantum-mechanical model with and without the inclusion of relativistic effects, as well as with experimental binding energies. As a result, the ordering of electronic levels in filled atomic shells is established, manifested in an approximate atomic-number similarity. It is proposed to use this scaling property to analytically estimate the binding energies of electrons in an arbitrary atom.     

Analysis of sodium aerosol using transversely excited atmospheric CO2 laser-induced gas plasma spectroscopy

Taking advantages of the special characteristics of a transversely excited atmospheric (TEA) CO₂ laser, the analysis of sodium aerosol has been successfully conducted by using laser-induced gas plasma spectroscopy (LIGPS) method. In this study, the sodium aerosol was deposited on a nickel metal plate; the metal plate functions as a subtarget to initiate a gas plasma. When a pulsed TEA CO₂ laser was focused on the metal surface, a large-volume and high-temperature gas plasma was induced. The fine particles of sodium then entered into the gas plasma region to be dissociated and excited. By using this technique, a semi quantitative analysis of sodium aerosol was made. The detection limit of sodium was approximately 200 ppb.     

A review of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy signal enhancement

A review of the methods of signal enhancement in laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is presented. Conventional LIBS suffers from disadvantages of low sensitivity and high limits of detection compared with other analytical techniques, such as inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. During the last two decades, various methods have been applied to LIBS in order to realize highly quantitative and qualitative analysis. Current approaches include double-pulse excitation, spatial or magnetic confinement, spark discharge, etc. Different configurations of experimental setups and conditions are suggested for the realization of these improved techniques, while various parameters influence significantly on the enhancement effect. With the aim to study the laser ablation process and characterize the effectiveness of each method, several parameters such as plasma volume and emission intensity are reviewed. Several suggestions are proposed to explain the mechanism of each enhancement method. These modified techniques have been applied on various materials and fields.     

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。     

Study on parameters influencing analytical performance of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Lens-to-sample distances, delay time, atmospheric condition, laser pulse energy, etc. had obvious effects on the analytical performance of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy. In this paper, these parameters are investigated in greater detail and we will explain how they have influences on the analytical performance. The results show that the focal plane under the sample surface can improve precision and detection limit, and the delay time should be decided according to sensitivity and accuracy. Spectral line intensity is stronger in argon than helium, nitrogen and air gas environment. Pulse energy should exceed energy threshold (about 50 mJ) which can generate plasma, and the energy should not exceed about 300 mJ to avoid plasma shielding. Under optimum parameters, concentration relative standard deviation of C, Si, Mn, P, S, Ni, and Cr for low-alloyed steel (sample number 11278) which were measured 11 times is 2.37%, 2.18%, 2.23%, 7.8%, 9.34%, 1.92%, and 2.13%, respectively. And the detection limit of C, Si, Mn, P, S, Ni, and Cr for pure steel is 0.0045%, 0.0072%, 0.0069%, 0.0027%, 0.0024%, 0.0047%, and 0.0024%, respectively.     

Influence of ambient gas and its pressure on the laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy and the surface morphology of laser-ablated Cd

The ablation of Cd has been performed by employing Q-switched Nd: YAG 10 ns laser pulses with a central wavelength of 1064 nm for a pulsed energy of 200 mJ under various ambient environments of argon, air and helium. The optical emission spectroscopy of Cd plasma has been studied under different filling pressures of shield gases ranging from 5 torr to 760 torr using LIBS spectrometer system. The effect of different gases and their pressures on the intensity of spectral emission, electron temperature and density of the laser-produced plasma has been investigated. SEM analysis has been performed to investigate the dependence of surface morphological changes of an irradiated target on the nature and pressure of an ambient gas. A strong correlation has revealed the vital role of electron temperature and density of laser-induced plasma for the surface modification of Cd. These results strongly indicate that the nature and pressure of the ambient atmosphere is one of the controlling factors of the plasma characteristics, as well as the factors related to the laser energy absorption for surface modification.     

基于激光诱导击穿光谱的洋葱在线原位检测

激光诱导击穿光谱(Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, LIBS)是一种分析多元素的光学技术,可用于新鲜蔬菜的快速检测.以洋葱为例,采用LIBS对其含有的元素进行了在线原位检测.用乙酸铅溶液污染洋葱以模拟大气湿沉降的重金属污染现象,并进行重金属Pb元素检测.使用主成分分析(principal components analysis, PCA)和反向传播人工神经网络(back-propagating artificial neutral network, BP-ANN),以洋葱、大蒜、小葱为样品进行区分检测.洋葱光谱中的特征谱线包括Si、Fe、C、Mg、Al、Ca、Ti、Sr、Ba、Na、Li和K等元素,以及N、H、O的谱线和CN分子谱带.不同浓度梯度乙酸铅溶液污染的洋葱样品中都能检测出Pb元素,其相对强度与溶液浓度成比例.此外,PCA的结果表明洋葱、小葱、大蒜的区分效果明显,BP-ANN交叉验证的识别率为89.47%.结果证明LIBS在对元素进行快速分析时具有较好的识别能力,是检测新鲜蔬菜的有效手段.     

用激光感生击穿光谱技术测量燃煤含碳量

研究了应用激光感生击穿光谱技术对燃煤进行元素快速定量分析的可行性。介绍了用于激光感生击穿光谱技术定量分析的定标曲线方法，并以5种煤样作为实验对象，选取激光击穿煤粉时碳元素505.2nm原子发射谱线为分析谱线，定量分析了延迟时间分别为0.8μs，1.2μs，1.6μs，2.0μs和2.4μs时煤粉中的含碳量，将测量结果与元素分析仪测量结果比较，延迟时间为1.6μs时测量误差最小。根据等离子体发射机制分析了延迟时间对定量分析的影响。实验结果表明：激光感生击穿光谱技术的分析精度较高，可望用于煤质特性快速检测。     

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。     

八字门滑坡滑带土壤的激光击穿光谱探测

利用搭建的一套激光击穿光谱测量土壤样品的实验系统,对三峡坝区香溪河段八字门滑坡滑带土壤进行了探测研究。在同一纬度不同海拔高度选取了5个地点采取了土壤样品,对5个样品进行了实验测量,得到了这些土壤样品的光谱图,并对其中的Mg,Al,Si,K等元素进行了定性和定量分析。结果表明,这些元素随着海拔的降低,其含量也逐渐降低。