Excimer laser-ablated plasma atomic spectrometry

The characterization and evaluation of a new kind of excimer laser-ablated plasma and applications for direct spectrochemical analysis were investigated through time- and space-resolved spectroscopy. The shape, size, emission spectra, and excitation temperatures of the plasma are largely department on the atmospheric surroundings, the ambient gas composition, the pressure, and laser energy. Spatial discrimination may be desirable to increase the line-to-background (L/B) ratio in atomic emission spectroscopy. A direct spectrochemical analytical method for solid samples with good linearity was developed using the excimer laser-AES. The sensitivity of the analytical signal varied depending on the chemical matrix of the solid samples. A typical detection limit for potassium in a glass matrix was 0.13 μg/g.