Magnetically confined LIBS; Diatomic transition lines; TiO gamma;INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY; OPTICAL-EMISSION; LASER; ALLOYS; FIELD; ENHANCEMENT; NDYAG
This paper is focused on the clarification of the behaviour of various atomic, ionic, and TiO gamma (A(3)Phi-X-3 Delta, Delta v =0) diatomic transition lines as well as the continuum radiations in laser-induced titanium plasma plume by a pair of NdFeB. Depending on their different amount of impressionability from applied fields and electron-impact excitation rate, the responses of each component in optical emission spectrum and background continuum radiation to different applied magnetic field strengths (similar to 0.42-1.12 T) are significantly different. At magnetic fields of 0.98 and 1.12 T, the amount of impressionability for Ti i: 388.2 nm is higher than others, while for TiO gamma molecular transitions, the amount of impressionability factor in a 0.98 T field strength is considerable, because in the first moments after the laser pulse the continuum radiation is dominant, by applying an external magnetic field, this amount of radiation be reduced. The temporal evolution of the optical emission lines shows that choosing a suitable time delay and gate width has a considerable role in further impressionability of externally applied field in case of different elements. The electron density Ne varied from 0.99x10(17) to 11.53x10(17) cm(-3), and the plasma temperature T-e, was obtained in a range of 4835-16818 K by employing maximum applied field of 1.12 T. The supplementary investigations will be conducted towards further improvements of the purposeful analysis of each component in confined plasma by magneto-LIBS technique in order to find new approaches in the field of magnetic confinement.