Design and evaluation of a new bench-top instrument for laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy. Issue 6 (2nd November 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zha, Fangfa; Niu, Guanghui; Lin, Qingyu; Wang, Shuai; Duan, Yixiang
• Is Part Of: Instrumentation science & technology. Volume 45:Issue 6(2017)
• Page Start: 650
• Page End: 658
• Publication Date: 2017-11-02
• Subjects: Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy -- miniature laser -- nickel ore; Scientific apparatus and instruments -- Periodicals; 681.2
• DOI: 10.1080/10739149.2017.1304413
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1073-9149

Abstract

ABSTRACT: A newly designed and developed bench-top instrument is reported for laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy offering compact size and relatively low cost. A miniature laser was designed in the laboratory with a small volume and a light weight. The spectrometer was controlled using laboratory-written software. The instrument is suitable for the direct and rapid analysis of solid samples after simple pretreatment. Good stability and accuracy were achieved for quantitative analysis. The performance of the instrument was evaluated by qualitative and quantitative analyses of nickel ore for Mn, Al, Fe, Cr, Zn, Mg, Si, and Ca. The quantitative analysis showed linear calibration graphs and small relative standard deviations. The results show that the new instrument is suitable for elemental analysis.