Detection of chromium aerosol using time-resolved laser-induced plasma spectroscopy

被引:50
作者
Martin, M
Cheng, MD
机构
[1] Oak Ridge Natl Lab, Div Environm Sci, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA
[2] Oak Ridge Inst Sci & Technol, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA
关键词
laser-induced plasma spectroscopy; aerosol; chromium; laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy;
D O I
10.1366/0003702001951192
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
Time-resolved laser-induced plasma spectroscopy (LIPS) has been used as a tool for the detection of chromium in aerosol. In this article, LIPS has been used to achieve the lowest limits of detection for chromium (400 ng/dscm) in droplets. A comparison with other LIPS instruments and inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES) shows that the limits of detection for chromium metal in aerosol range from 12 to 60 mu g/dscm and 200 ng/dscm for LIPS and ICP-AES, respectively. We have studied the effects of laser wavelength, excitation energy, and optimum spectrometer delay time to optimize these low limits of detection. A Nd:YAG laser with output wavelengths of 1064, 532, and 266 nm has been used to study the effects of wavelength on laser energy and aerosol interactions-specifically, plasma initiation and efficiency of ionization in the detection of elemental species. Measured time-resolved spectra are used to establish the most appropriate time delay producing an optimum signal-to-background ratio.
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页码:1279 / 1285
页数:7
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