Identification of organic compounds in ambient air via characteristic emission following laser ablation

A. Portnov; S. Rosenwaks; Ilana Bar

doi:10.1016/S0022-2313(02)00576-8

Identification of organic compounds in ambient air via characteristic emission following laser ablation

A. Portnov, S. Rosenwaks, Ilana Bar

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Abstract

The potential of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) as a simple and rapid method for detection of organic compounds in ambient air was investigated. Ablation of samples of aromatic hydrocarbons and nitroaromatic compounds covering various surfaces was performed using the second (532 nm) or fourth (266 nm) harmonic of a nanosecond pulsed Nd:YAG laser. The plasma emission following the ablation consisted mainly of spectral features related to the CN (B²Σ⁺ - X²Σ⁺) violet system and C₂ (d³Π_g - a³Π_u) Swan system, and to some C, H, O, and N atomic lines. The CN, O and N lines include some contribution from the interaction of the ensuing plasma with background atmospheric air. There is a correlation between the intensity ratios of the products and the molecular structure, providing the possibility of identifying these compounds by LIBS.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	408-413
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Luminescence
Volume	102-103
Issue number	SPEC
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-2313(02)00576-8
State	Published - 1 May 2003
Event	Proceedings of the 2002 International Conference on Luminescence - Budapest, Hungary Duration: 24 Aug 2002 → 29 Aug 2002

Keywords

Emission of organic compounds
Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

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Biophysics
Biochemistry
General Chemistry
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Condensed Matter Physics

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