Abstract

This work reports an investigation on the feasibility of using a photomultiplier tube (PMT) to follow the time evolution of self-absorption of copper resonance transitions at 324.7 nm and 327.4 nm. The plasma was obtained by focusing a Nd:YAG laser, operated at 1064 nm, on a series of aluminum alloy standard disks containing different copper concentrations. The results described have been obtained at different times and with different set-ups. These set-ups consisted of a Paschen–Runge polychromator, a LIBS 2000 spectrometer, and a spectrometer equipped with both an intensified charge-coupled device (ICCD) and PMT. Both PMT signals and time-resolved spectra were obtained and the ratio of the two Cu resonant lines was calculated, compared, and discussed. By selecting different delay times and integration gates of the PMT signals, the self-absorption effect of the Cu resonant lines was found to be changing, implying that, by careful selection of the integration window of PMT signals, the self-absorption may be minimized, thus improving the calibration linearity of the technique.

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