Semi-Quantitative Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy for Analysis of Mineral Drill Core

2000 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. A. Bolger
Keyword(s):  
Atomic Emission ◽  
Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy ◽  
Signal Acquisition ◽  
Drill Core ◽  
Surface Geometry ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
Breakdown Spectroscopy ◽  
Use Of Time ◽  
Laser Induced Breakdown ◽  
Comparison Of The Results

An investigation is reported in the use of time-resolved laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) for mineral assaying applications. LIBS has potential for the rapid on-line determination of the major and minor constituents of mineral drill core samples. In this work a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser is used to test as-received lengths of drill core, with remote LIBS signal acquisition via a bare optical fiber bundle coupled to a spectrometer. A novel normalization scheme, based on integrating the total plasma emission, is demonstrated as a method for correction of signal variations due to the uneven surface geometry of rock. Averaged intensities of atomic emission for the elements Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, and Ni show good linear correlations, with coefficients of R2 = 0.92–0.99, against laboratory assay values. Limitations in the comparison of the results of surface analysis to bulk compositions are discussed, with emphasis on mining applications of LIBS.

Determination of Carbon Content in Steel Using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

1992 ◽  
Vol 46 (9) ◽  
pp. 1382-1387 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. A. Aguilera ◽  
C. Aragón ◽  
J. Campos
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Content ◽  
Matrix Effects ◽  
Sample Surface ◽  
Nitrogen Atmosphere ◽  
Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
Breakdown Spectroscopy ◽  
Use Of Time ◽  
Laser Induced Breakdown

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy has been used to determine carbon content in steel. The plasma was formed by focusing a Nd:YAG laser on the sample surface. With the use of time-resolved spectroscopy and generation of the plasma in nitrogen atmosphere, a precision of 1.6% and a detection limit of 65 ppm have been obtained. These values are similar to those of other accurate conventional techniques. Matrix effects for the studied steels are reduced to a small slope difference between the calibration curves for stainless and nonstainless steels.

Time-resolved measurement of atomic emission enhancement by fs–ns dual-pulsed laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

2006 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. 2271-2274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Li-Xin ◽  
Zhang Yong-Sheng ◽  
Zheng Guo-Xin ◽  
Liu Jing-Ru ◽  
Cheng Jian-Ping ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pulsed Laser ◽  
Atomic Emission ◽  
Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
Breakdown Spectroscopy ◽  
Emission Enhancement ◽  
Laser Induced Breakdown

Characterization of Amethysts from Sukamara, Central Kalimantan, Using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS)

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-8
Author(s):  
Komang Gde Suastika, Heri Suyanto, Gunarjo, Sadiana, Darmaji
Keyword(s):  
Emission Intensity ◽  
Laser Energy ◽  
Emission Spectra ◽  
Atomic Emission ◽  
Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy ◽  
Chemical Formula ◽  
Central Kalimantan ◽  
Breakdown Spectroscopy ◽  
Laser Induced Breakdown

Abstract - Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) is one method of atomic emission spectroscopy using laser ablation as an energy source. This method is used to characterize the type of amethysts that originally come from Sukamara, Central Kalimantan. The result of amethyst characterization can be used as a reference for claiming the natural wealth of the amethyst. The amethyst samples are directly taken from the amethyst mining field in the District Gem Amethyst and consist of four color variations: white, black, yellow, and purple. These samples were analyzed by LIBS, using laser energy of 120 mJ, delay time detection of 2 μs and accumulation of 3, with and without cleaning. The purpose of this study is to determine emission spectra characteristics, contained elements, and physical characteristics of each amethyst sample. The spectra show that the amethyst samples contain some elements such as Al, Ca, K, Fe, Gd, Ba, Si, Be, H, O, N, Cl and Pu with various emission intensities. The value of emission intensity corresponds to concentration of element in the sample. Hence, the characteristics of the amethysts are based on their concentration value. The element with the highest concentration in all samples is Si, which is related to the chemical formula of SiO2. The element with the lowest concentration in all samples is Ca that is found in black and yellow amethysts. The emission intensity of Fe element can distinguish between white, purple, and yellow amethyst. If Fe emission intensity is very low, it indicates yellow sample. Thus, we may conclude that LIBS is a method that can be used to characterize the amethyst samples.Key words: amethyst, impurity, laser-induced, breakdown spectroscopy, characteristic, gemstones

scholarly journals Analysis of Garnet by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy—Two Practical Applications

Minerals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 705
Author(s):  
Peter A. Defnet ◽  
Michael A. Wise ◽  
Russell S. Harmon ◽  
Richard R. Hark ◽  
Keith Hilferding
Keyword(s):  
Optical Emission ◽  
Atomic Emission ◽  
Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Success Rates ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Chemical Complexity ◽  
Geochemical Fingerprinting ◽  
Breakdown Spectroscopy ◽  
Laser Induced Breakdown

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is a simple and straightforward technique of atomic emission spectroscopy that can provide multi-element detection and quantification in any material, in-situ and in real time because all elements emit in the 200–900 nm spectral range of the LIBS optical emission. This study evaluated two practical applications of LIBS—validation of labels assigned to garnets in museum collections and discrimination of LCT (lithium-cesium-tantalum) and NYF (niobium, yttrium and fluorine) pegmatites based on garnet geochemical fingerprinting, both of which could be implemented on site in a museum or field setting with a handheld LIBS analyzer. Major element compositions were determined using electron microprobe analysis for a suite of 208 garnets from 24 countries to determine garnet type. Both commercial laboratory and handheld analyzers were then used to acquire LIBS broadband spectra that were chemometrically processed by partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLSDA) and linear support vector machine classification (SVM). High attribution success rates (>98%) were obtained using PLSDA and SVM for the handheld data suggesting that LIBS could be used in a museum setting to assign garnet type quickly and accurately. LIBS also identifies changes in garnet composition associated with increasing mineral and chemical complexity of LCT and NYF pegmatites.

Time-resolved ultraviolet laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy for organic material analysis

2007 ◽  
Vol 62 (12) ◽  
pp. 1329-1334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthieu Baudelet ◽  
Myriam Boueri ◽  
Jin Yu ◽  
Samuel S. Mao ◽  
Vincent Piscitelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Material ◽  
Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
Ultraviolet Laser ◽  
Breakdown Spectroscopy ◽  
Material Analysis ◽  
Laser Induced Breakdown

scholarly journals Effect of sample temperature on time-resolved laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

AIP Advances ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 065214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaimin Guo ◽  
Anmin Chen ◽  
Wanpeng Xu ◽  
Dan Zhang ◽  
Mingxing Jin
Keyword(s):  
Sample Temperature ◽  
Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
Breakdown Spectroscopy ◽  
Laser Induced Breakdown

Evaluation of Femtosecond Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy for Analysis of Animal Tissues

2008 ◽  
Vol 62 (10) ◽  
pp. 1137-1143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dário Santos ◽  
Ricardo Elgul Samad ◽  
Lílian Cristina Trevizan ◽  
Anderson Zanardi de Freitas ◽  
Nilson Dias Vieira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Femtosecond Laser ◽  
Certified Reference Materials ◽  
Laser System ◽  
Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy ◽  
Animal Tissues ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
Breakdown Spectroscopy ◽  
Laser Induced Breakdown ◽  
Intensified Charge Coupled Device

The aim of this work was to evaluate the performance of femtosecond laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (fs-LIBS) for the determination of elements in animal tissues. Sample pellets were prepared from certified reference materials, such as liver, kidney, muscle, hepatopancreas, and oyster, after cryogenic grinding assisted homogenization. Individual samples were placed in a two-axis computer-controlled translation stage that moved in the plane orthogonal to a beam originating from a Ti:Sapphire chirped-pulse amplification (CPA) laser system operating at 800 nm and producing a train of 840 μJ and 40 fs pulses at 90 Hz. The plasma emission was coupled into the optical fiber of a high-resolution intensified charge-coupled device (ICCD)–echelle spectrometer. Time-resolved characteristics of the laser-produced plasmas showed that the best results were obtained with delay times between 80 and 120 ns. Data obtained indicate both that it is a matrix-independent sampling process and that fs-LIBS can be used for the determination of Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Na, and P, but efforts must be made to obtain more appropriate detection limits for Al, Sr, and Zn.

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