Abstract:
An experimental apparatus, which consists of two identical pulsed 1064 nm Nd: YAG lasers and a portable spectrometer, has been built for element analysis in aluminum alloy in collinear dual pulse laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (DP-LIBS) configuration. 14.3- and 17.2-fold enhanced line intensities have been observed for Mn I 403.07 nm and Cr I 425.43 nm respectively, compared to that of single-pulse laser induced breakdown spectroscopy. Based on the signal intensity enhancement, inter pulse delay time has been carefully optimized, which gives a value of about 8-9 μs. Using this collinear dual pulse laser induced breakdown spectroscopy apparatus, the calibration curves for quantitative measurement of Mn and Cr were derived, and the limits of detection for elements Mn and Cr are found to be 3.76 and 4.26 μg/g, respectively.