LIBS Info: Element Analysis

Title Authors Material Detector Spectrometer Software
Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy of light water reactor simulatedused nuclear fuel: Main oxide phase S.M. Clegg, Ken R. Czerwinski, David P. Kilcrease, James P. Colgan, James E. Barefield II, Elizabeth J. Judge, Keri R. Campbell Nuclear Raptor Photonics EMCCD Catalina SE 200
Laser: Nd:YAG
1064.0000nm
30.0000mJ
10.000Hz
Gate Delay: 0.100us
Gate Width: 1.000us
The authors analyse for Zr and Ce in a uranium containing matrix. This application is relevant for the analysis of nuclear fuel rods, without the need for dissolving in HF. Different LODs were determined depending on whether analysis of binary (U+Ce or U+Zr) or ternary (U+Ce+Zr) oxides were undertaken. The presence of Zr was found to suppress the Ce and U emission intensities. A reduction in laser to sample coupling, leading to lower plasma temperatures was postulated as the cause of the changes. In all, the authors identified 33 Ce lines and 25 Zr lines which were viable for calibration.
Element Detection Limit (ppm) Wavelength (nm) Other Wavelengths (nm) Calibration Method Calibration Range (ppm) Notes
Zr 990.0000 (None) 282.5560 327.305nm, 355.660nm Univariate 0.0000-7580.0000 Ternary oxide with U and Ce
Zr 840.0000 (None) 282.5560 327.305nm, 355.660nm Univariate 0.0000-7580.0000 Binary oxide with U
Ce 940.0000 (None) 395.2540 395.628 (II)*, 428.994 (II), 444.439 (II)*+, 448.39 (II) Univariate 0.0000--10.0000 Ternary Oxide with U and Zr
Ce 340.0000 (None) 380.8110 407.348 (II)*, 447.124 (II), 457.228 (II), 535.353 (II)*, 571.903 (I) Univariate 0.0000-6530.0000 Binary oxide with U.


Element RMSE (ppm) Wavelength (nm) Calibration Method Notes