Abstract
We present the optical emission studies of the ammonium nitrate plasma produced by the fundamental (1064 nm) and second (532 nm) harmonics of a Q-switched Nd: YAG laser. The target material was placed in front of the laser beam in an open atmospheric air. The spectrum reveals numerous transitions of neutral nitrogen. We have studied the spatial behavior of the plasma temperature (T e ) and electron number density (N e ) determined using the Boltzmann plot method and Stark broadened line profiles, respectively. Besides, we have studied the variation of the plasma parameters as a function of the laser irradiance.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Laser-Induced Plasmas and Applications, Ed. by L. J. Radziemski and D. A. Cremers (Marcel Dekker, New York, 1989).
H. R. Griem, Principles of Plasma Spectroscopy (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1997).
A. W. Miziolek, V. Palleschi, and I. Schechter, Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS): Fundamentals and Applications (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2006).
D. A. Cremers and L. J. Radziemski, Handbook of Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (Wiley, New York, 2006).
J. P. Singh and S. N. Thakur, Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2007).
S. Vyazovkin, J. S. Clawson, and C. A. Wight, Chem. Mater. 13, 960 (2001).
L. Pasternack and J. K. Rice, J. Phys. Chem. 97, 12805 (1993).
S. Sreedhar, S. V. Rao, P. P. Kiran, et al., Proc. SPIE 7665, 76650J (2010); S. Sunku, A. K. Myakalwar, M. K. Gundawar, et al., ISRN Optics 2012, ID 631504 (2012).
D. DÍaz, D. Hahn, and A. Molina, Proc. SPIE 7303, 73031E (2009).
R. Wood, G. B. Skinner, and A. Lifshitz, J. Chem. Phys. 87, 5092 (1987).
M. Hanafi, M. Omarb, and Y. E. Gamal, Rad. Phys. Chem. 57, 11 (2000).
C. J. Damm, D. Lucas, R. F. Sawyer, and C. P. Koshland, Chemosphere 42, 655 (2001).
Y.-K. Pu, Zh.-G. Guo, Zh.-D. Kang, et al., Pure Appl. Chem. 74, 459 (2002).
Y. S. Mok, M. Dors, and J. Mizerazcyk, IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. 32, 3 (2004).
N. W. Zheng and T. Wang, Chem. Phys. 282, 31 (2002).
S. Sunku, A. K. Myakalwar, M. K. Gundawar, et al., ISRN Optics 2012, ID 631504 (2012).
M. Hanif, M. Salik, and M. A. Baig, J. Plasma Sci. Tech. 13, 129 (2011).
M. Salik, M. Hanif, and M. A. Baig, IEEE Trans. on Plasma Sci. 36, 1861 (2011).
M. Hanif, M. Salik, and M. A. Baig, Optics Lasers Eng. 49, 1456 (2011).
M. Hanif, M. Salik, and M. A. Baig, Int. J. Mod. Phys. A 3, 1663 (2012).
M. Hanif, M. Salik, N. M. Sheikh, and M. A. Baig, Appl. Phys. B 110, 563 (2013).
M. Hanif, M. Salik, and M. A. Baig, Opt. Spectrosc. 114, 7 (2013).
C. E. Moore, NBS Circular No. 467 (NBC, Washington, DC, 1971).
NIST Atomic Spectra Database. Kurucz Output Atomic Spectra Line (Database from R.L. Kurucz’s CD-ROM 23).
N. Konjevic, M. S. Dimitrijevic, and W. L. Wiese, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data 13, 3 (1984).
R. W. P. McWhirter, in Plasma Diagnostic Techniques, Ed. by R. H. Huddlestone and S. L. Leonard (Academic, New York, 1965), p. 201.
O. Barthélemy, J. Margot, S. Laville, et al., Appl. Spectrosc. 59, 529 (2005).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Additional information
The article is published in the original.
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Hanif, M., Salik, M. & Baig, M.A. Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopic study of ammonium nitrate plasma. Plasma Phys. Rep. 39, 1019–1025 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063780X13120040
Received:
Accepted:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063780X13120040