Characteristic emission enhancement in the atmosphere with Rn trace using metal assisted LIBS
Author(s) -
Mohammad Masoud Hashemi,
Parviz Parvin,
A. Moosakhani,
Seyedeh Zahra Mortazavi,
Abbas Majdabadi,
Ali Reyhani,
Shahryar Abachi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
aip advances
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.421
H-Index - 58
ISSN - 2158-3226
DOI - 10.1063/1.4883215
Subject(s) - atmospheric pressure , metal , emission spectrum , atmosphere (unit) , radon , materials science , analytical chemistry (journal) , spectral line , atmospheric air , laser induced breakdown spectroscopy , laser , plasma , radiochemistry , chemistry , environmental chemistry , optics , nuclear physics , atmospheric sciences , metallurgy , physics , meteorology , astronomy
Several characteristic emission lines from the metal targets (Cu, Zn and Pb) were investigated in trace presence of radon gas in the atmospheric air, using Q-SW Nd:YAG laser induced plasma inside a control chamber. The emission lines of metal species are noticeably enhanced in (Rn+air), relative to those in the synthetic air alone. Similar spectra were also taken in various sub-atmospheric environments in order to determine the optimum pressure for enhancement. Solid-state nuclear track detectors were also employed to count the tracks due to alpha particles for the activity assessment
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