DOI: 10.1117/12.2267969

Authors
Jiang, Y. F. ; Jin, M. X. ; Li, S. Y. ; Wang, X. W. ; Wang, Y. ; Zhang, D.

Keywords

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy; femtosecond laser; double-pulse; signal enhancement;INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY; AIR; IRRADIATION; ABLATION; DAMAGE; FILMS

Abstract

In this paper, we present a study on the influence of interpulse delay in laser-induced silicon plasma with femtosecond double-pulse, and two subpulses have different laser energies. The optical emission line collected by a lens is the Si (I) at 390.55 nm. The range of double-pulse interpulse delay is from -150 ps to 150 ps. Unlike the femtosecond double pulses with two same energies, the combination of low + high energies can enhance the spectral emission intensity, while the combination of high + low energies probably reduces the spectral line intensity compared with single-pulse femtosecond laser. The results indicate that the interpulse delay is very important for laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy with femtosecond double-pulse to improve the optical emission intensity.

DOI: 10.1117/12.2268267

Authors
Chen, A. M. ; Jin, M. X.

Keywords

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy; spatial confinement; signal enhancement;INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY; PULSE

Abstract

In laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS), a serious of cylindrical cavities are used to spatially confine the plasmas produced from silicon (Si) target by using a Nd: YAG laser in air. Time-resolved spectrum of Si plasma with different diameters of cylindrical spatial cavities is measured. Compared with the plasmas generated without the confined cavity, the spectral emission intensity of plasma generated with cylindrical cavity is enhanced at a certain delay time. As the diameter of cylindrical cavity increases, the spectral emission is enhanced later in time and the enhancement becomes weaker. The result shows that the presence of the confined cavity leads to an increase in the spectral emission of plasma which is attributed to compressed plasma by the reflected shockwave.