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Filament-induced breakdown remote spectroscopy in a polar environment

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We demonstrate the feasibility of filament-induced breakdown spectroscopy (FIBS) for remote sensing of solid samples in a polar environment. FIBS spectra from an aluminum target induced by 800-nm laser pulses propagating in air were probed. The air visibility in an open winter field was as low as 3.2 km fluctuating with precipitation, pressure and relative humidity. Under such polar condition, clean spectral Al I lines from an aluminum target located at a distance of 60 m were obtained. This shows the technique FIBS could be potentially useful for sensing remote targets in a variety of polar environments.

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  1. Centre d’Optique, Photonique et Laser et le Département de Physique, Université Laval, Laval, QC, G1V0A6, Canada

    H. L. Xu, P. T. Simard, Y. Kamali, J. -F. Daigle, C. Marceau, J. Bernhardt & S. L. Chin

  2. Defense Research and Development Canada Valcartier, 2459Pie XI Blvd North, Québec, QC, G3J 1X5, Canada

    J. Dubois, M. Châteauneuf, F. Théberge & G. Roy

  3. State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China

    H. L. Xu

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Xu, H.L., Simard, P.T., Kamali, Y. et al. Filament-induced breakdown remote spectroscopy in a polar environment. Laser Phys. 22, 1767–1770 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1054660X12120298

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