Abstract
Pulsed laser desorption of non-volatile organic dye molecules paraterphenyl and tetra-t-butyl-p-quinquephenyl (QUI) was studied using gas phase ultraviolet laser induced fluorescence, following heating of a steel substrate by a pulsed 1.06-µm Nd:YAG laser. The fluorescence signal intensity is linear in concentration up to at least 30 monolayers and shows infrared power threshold behavior, as expected for evaporation, at ∼0.2 J/cm2. Similar signal levels were also observed in air, with 532-nm heating, and using other metallic or dark black surfaces.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
G.M. Boudreaux, T.S. Millere, A.J. Kunefke, J.P. Singh, P. Jagdish, F.-Y. Yueh, D.L. Monts, Appl. Opt. 38, 1411 (1999)
J. Shu, I. Bar, S. Rosenwaks, Appl. Opt. 38, 4705 (1999)
T. Arusi-Parpar, D. Helfinger, R. Lavi, Appl. Opt. 40, 6677 (2001)
J.M. Rosen, C. Dickinson, J. Chem. Eng. Data 14, 120 (1969)
S. Grossman, Proc. SPIE 2794, 717 (2005)
D. Burgess Jr., R. Viswanathan, I. Hussla, P.C. Stair, E. Weitz, J. Chem. Phys. 79, 5200 (1983)
D. Burgess Jr., P.C. Stair, E. Weitz, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 4, 1362 (1986)
M. Handschuh, S. Nettesheim, R. Zenobi, J. Chem. Phys. 108, 6548 (1998)
J.F. Ready, J. Appl. Phys. 36, 462 (1965)
J.S. Morgan, W.A. Bryden, J.A. Miragliotta, L.C. Aamodt, Johns Hopkins APL Tech. Dig. 20, 389 (1999)
X. Gu, H.M. Urbassek, Appl. Surf. Sci. 253, 4142 (2007)
C. Mihesan, M. Ziskind, E. Therssen, P. Desgroux, C. Focsa, Chem. Phys. Lett. 423, 407 (2006)
L. Robson, A.D. Tasker, K.W.D. Ledingham, P. McKenna, T. McCanny, C. Kosmidis, P. Tzallas, D.A. Jaroszynski, D.R. Jones, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. 220, 69 (2002)
S. Alimpiev, S. Nikiforov, V. Karavanskii, T. Minton, J. Sunner, J. Chem. Phys. 115, 1891 (2001)
S.D. Huang, L. Kolaitis, D.M. Lubman, Appl. Spectrosc. 41, 1371 (1987)
C. Bauer, P. Geiser, J. Burgmeier, G. Holl, W. Schade, Appl. Phys. B 85, 251 (2006)
J. Cabalo, R. Sausa, Appl. Opt. 44, 1084 (2005)
A.D. Tasker, L. Robson, K.W.D. Ledingham, T. McCanny, P. McKenna, C. Kosmidis, D.A. Jaroszynski, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. 225, 53 (2003)
J.D. White, H. Oser, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. (2008, to be published)
W.G. Mallard (ed.), NIST Chemistry WebBook (NIST-SRD 69) (NIST, 2005)
S.L. Tait, Z. Dohnalek, C.T. Campbell, B.D. Kay, J. Chem. Phys. 128, 234308 (2006)
K.A. Fichthorn, K.E. Becker, R.A. Miron, Catal. Today 123, 71 (2007)
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Smith, G.P., Krancevic, B., Huestis, D.L. et al. Laser desorption studies using laser-induced fluorescence of large aromatic molecules. Appl. Phys. B 94, 127–132 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-008-3295-9
Received:
Revised:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-008-3295-9