LIBS; Plasma parameter; Quantitative analysis; Qualitative analysis;EMISSION

Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopic (LIBS) technique was used to detect calcium and silicon in an unknown sample. In this method plasma was generated by Nd :YAG laser of wavelength 1 064 nm with energy 400 mJ and pulse duration between 5 similar to 10 ns. The method was applied for the qualitative as well as quantitative analysis. In the qualitative analysis, the electron number density (N-e) of plasma containing calcium and silicon is determined showing that N-e of neutral particles is equivalent to 1016 (cm(-3)) whereas for ionized particles it is 10(17) (cm(-3)). Plasma temperature is measured using Boltzmann plot method which must be greater than 10 000 k. Intensity ratio method is used for the quantitative analysis shows various elements in abundance with calcium and silicon in majority.