Chinese Optics, Volume. 16, Issue 1, 103(2023)

Quantitative analysis of thorium in graphite using femtosecond laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Xiao-liang LIU1,2, Lan WANG1, Ling-ling PENG1, Xiao-yan LI1, Yun-hai LIU1、*, and Chun-yan ZOU3
Author Affiliations
  • 1Jiangxi Key Laboratory for Mass Spectrometry and Instrumentation, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, China
  • 2School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
  • 3Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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    Figures & Tables(13)
    Schematic diagram of the experimental setup for proposed femtosecond LIBS
    (a) LIBS spectra obtained by the with moving method and without moving method; (b) reproducibility of the Th I 396.21 nm line from five measurements
    The time-resolved spectra for the sample 5# at laser energy of 0.5 mJ
    (a)Effect of laser pulse energy on the LIBS spectra; (b) SBR and Peak intensity of the Th I 396.21 nm line as a function of laser pulse energy
    LIBS spectra as a function of Th concentration: (a) C I 247.85 nm; (b)~(f) emission lines of Th
    The peak area and peak intensity for Th I 394.42 nm line as a function of pulse energy
    The performance of basic calibration method for sample 5#: (a)prediction concentrations; (b)relative errors
    Calibration curves with C I 247.85 nm line as the internal standard line
    The performance of internal standard for sample 5#: (a)prediction concentrations; (b)relative errors
    • Table 1. Fitted parameters from the curves for analytical lines using exponential equation

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      Table 1. Fitted parameters from the curves for analytical lines using exponential equation

      AreaIntensity
      394.42 nm396.21 nm766.53 nm394.42 nm396.21 nm766.53 nm
      Y0117.82182.75330.22568.25960.34551.86
      A−108.81−162.09−326.49−528.86−826.96−534.61
      t8.277.7814.626.046.0710.25
      R20.9940.9960.9890.9900.9810.993
    • Table 2. Fitted parameters from the calibration curves for analytical lines in the lower concentration region

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      Table 2. Fitted parameters from the calibration curves for analytical lines in the lower concentration region

      AreaIntensity
      394.42 nm396.21 nm766.53 nm394.42 nm396.21 nm766.53 nm
      a13.0426.998.6265.050.21826.08
      b8.040.13516.3149.0613.2432.31
      R20.9960.9590.8970.9500.9310.978
    • Table 3. Fitted parameters from the calibration curves for analytical lines using internal standard

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      Table 3. Fitted parameters from the calibration curves for analytical lines using internal standard

      RareaRintensity
      394.42 nm396.21 nm766.53 nm394.42 nm396.21 nm766.53 nm
      a0.120.240.040.080.220.02
      b0.080.130.190.060.100.05
      R20.9720.9590.9290.9280.9210.941
    • Table 4. Fitted parameters of the calibration curves using internal standard and the results of the prediction for 9# sample

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      Table 4. Fitted parameters of the calibration curves using internal standard and the results of the prediction for 9# sample

      Creal/ wt% Wavelength/nm 766.53 ab$ {R}^{2} $Cprediction/ wt% ER/%
      35.12Peak area−0.040.230.95133.993.2
      Peak intensity0.00050.060.94129.7515.3
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    Xiao-liang LIU, Lan WANG, Ling-ling PENG, Xiao-yan LI, Yun-hai LIU, Chun-yan ZOU. Quantitative analysis of thorium in graphite using femtosecond laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy[J]. Chinese Optics, 2023, 16(1): 103

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    Category: Original Article

    Received: Apr. 25, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jul. 5, 2023

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    DOI:10.37188/CO.2022-0082

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