LIBS Info: Element Analysis
Title | Authors | Material | Detector | Spectrometer | Software |
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Use of the vacuum ultraviolet spectral region for laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy-based Martian geology and exploration | Leon Radziemski, David A. Cremers, Katherine Benelli, Cynthia Khoo, Ronny D. Harris | Soil | Andor ICCD | McPherson 218 | |
Laser: | Nd:YAG 1064.0000nm 40.0000mJ 5.000Hz |
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Gate Delay: | Noneus | ||||
Gate Width: | 20.000us | ||||
Experiments to determine detection limits under Martian conditions. To simulate this, measurements were made in a chamber containing 7 torr (930 Pa) CO2. A range of materials were used for analysis, although Los Alamos soil featured prominently. The paper has VUV spectra for As, Br, Cl, P ans S. |