CF-LIBS; internal reference self-absorption correction (IRSAC); brass; quantitative analysis; plasma parameters; energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDX); laser ablation time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LA-TOF-MS);INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY; CALIBRATION-FREE; ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS; PLASMA TEMPERATURE; PARAMETERS; ACCURACY

We present a quantitative analysis of a brass alloy using laser induced breakdown spectroscopy, energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and laserablation time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LA-TOF-MS). The emission lines of copper (Cu I) and zinc (Zn I), and the constituent elements of the brass alloy were used to calculate the plasma parameters. The plasma temperature was calculated from the Boltzmann plot as (10 000 +/- 1000) K and the electron number density was determined as (2.0 +/- 0.5) x 10(17) cm(-3) from the Stark-broadened Cu I line as well as using the Saha-Boltzmann equation. The elemental composition was deduced using these techniques: the Boltzmann plot method (70% Cu and 30% Zn), internal reference self-absorption correction (63.36% Cu and 36.64% Zn), EDX (61.75% Cu and 38.25% Zn), and LA-TOF (62% Cu and 38% Zn), whereas, the certified composition is (62% Cu and 38% Zn). It was observed that the internal reference self-absorption correction method yields analytical results comparable to that of EDX and LA-TOF-MS.

rare earth elements; absorption; fluorescence; laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS);INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY; OPTICAL-PROPERTIES; QUANTITATIVE-ANALYSIS; WHITE-LIGHT; DY3+ IONS; LUMINESCENCE; LIBS; YB3+

In this work, rare earth-doped phosphate glasses were synthesized and characterized using three different spectroscopic techniques. The absorption spectra of the prepared praseodymium (Pr) and samarium (Sm) doped glasses, recorded by a UV-VIS-NIR spectrophotometer, show the characteristic absorption bands of these elements. To confirm this inference, laser-induced fluorescence spectra of Pr and Sm were obtained at a laser excitation of 442 nm. Their emission bands are reported here. The elemental analysis of these samples was carried out using a laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) system. Characteristic emission lines of Pr and Sm have been identified and reported by the recorded LIBS spectra of glass samples. Results prove that using these three complimentary spectroscopic techniques (absorption, fluorescence and LIBS), we can meaningfully characterize rare earth-doped glass samples.