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Laser-induced incandescence from laser-heated silicon nanoparticles

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This work describes the application of temporally and spectrally resolved laser-induced incandescence to silicon nanoparticles synthesized in a microwave plasma reactor. Optical properties for bulk silicon presented in the literature were extended for nanostructured particles analyzed in this paper. Uncertainties of parameters in the evaporation submodel, as well as measurement noise, are incorporated into the inference process by Bayesian statistics. The inferred nanoparticle sizes agree with results from transmission electron microscopy, and the determined accommodation coefficient matches the values of the preceding study.

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This research was carried out with support from the German Research Foundation, DFG (SCHU 1369/14). The participation of Kyle Daun was supported by a grant from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

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  1. IVG, Institute for Combustion und Gas Dynamics – Reactive Fluids, University of Duisburg Essen, Duisburg, Germany

    Jan Menser, Thomas Dreier & Christof Schulz

  2. CENIDE, Center for Nanointegration Duisburg Essen, University of Duisburg Essen, Duisburg, Germany

    Thomas Dreier & Christof Schulz

  3. Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada

    Kyle Daun

  4. Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada

    Kyle Daun

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Menser, J., Daun, K., Dreier, T. et al. Laser-induced incandescence from laser-heated silicon nanoparticles. Appl. Phys. B 122, 277 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-016-6551-4

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