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Characteristics of indirect laser-induced plasma from a thin film of oil on a metallic substrate

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Optical emissions from the major and trace elements embodied in a transparent gel prepared from cooking oil were detected after the gel was spread in a thin film on a metallic substrate. Such emissions are due to the indirect breakdown of the coating layer. The generated plasma, a mixture of substances from the substrate, the layer, and the ambient gas, was characterized using emission spectroscopy. The characteristics of the plasma formed on the metal with and without the coating layer were investigated. The results showed that Al emission induced from the aluminum substrates coated with oil films extends away from the target surface to ablate the oil film. This finally formed a bifurcating circulation of aluminum vapor against a spherical confinement wall in the front of the plume, which differed from the evolution of the plasma induced from the uncoated aluminum target. The strongest emissions of elements from the oil films can be observed at 2 mm above the target after a detection delay of 1.0 μs. A high temperature zone has been observed in the plasma after the delay of 1.0 μs for the plasma induced from the coated metal. This higher temperature determined in the plasma allows the consideration of the sensitive detection of trace elements in liquids, gels, biological samples, or thin films.

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  1. Department of Sciences, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, 255049, China

    Jun-Shan Xiu  (修俊山)

  2. Institut Lumière Matière, UMR5306 Université Lyon 1-CNRS, Université de Lyon, 69622, Villeurbanne Cedex, France

    Xue-Shi Bai  (白雪石), Vincent Motto-Ros & Jin Yu  (俞进)

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Xiu, JS., Bai, XS., Motto-Ros, V. et al. Characteristics of indirect laser-induced plasma from a thin film of oil on a metallic substrate. Front. Phys. 10, 231–239 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11467-014-0450-0

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