Practical laser induced breakdown spectroscopy unit

Active Publication Date: 2008-06-26
HITACHI HIGH TECH ANALYTICAL SCI FINLAND OY
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[0007]The objectives of the invention are achieved by including all essential components of a LIBS measuring arrangement into a single hand-held unit. Certain fu

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A drawback of the known LIBS measurement devices is certain clumsiness and limited applicability to field use.
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[0025]FIG. 1 illustrates schematically a handheld unit 101, which has a size and shape that enable a human user to easily carry it along in the purpose of making LIBS measurements. Inside the handheld unit 101 is a pump laser 102, which here is schematically shown as a laser diode. A controller 103 is arranged to control the operation of the pump laser 102. An optical fiber 104 conducts the laser light emitted by the pump laser 102 to a combination of a solid laser medium 105 and a Q-switch 106, which is typically a passive Q-switch but may also be an active one. Together the solid laser medium 105 and the Q-switch constitute a Q-switched pulse laser, the output pulses of which are directed through an outcoupling mirror 107 and focusing optics 108 towards a sample (not shown).

[0026]A person skilled in the art understands that the linear arrangement of the Q-switched pulse laser, which is schematically illustrated in FIG. 1, is not the only possible alternative. A linear arrangement ...

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Abstract

An apparatus for performing laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy comprises a handheld unit with a pump laser and a controller. A combination of a solid laser medium and a Q-switch receive a laser beam from said pump laser. Focusing optics focus laser pulses from said combination to a focal spot at a sample. Light collection optics collect light from plasma induced of sample material by focused laser pulses. A spectrometer receives collected light and produces information describing its spectral distribution. A power source delivers electric power to other parts of the apparatus. The pump laser, combination, focusing optics, light collection optics, spectrometer and power source are parts of said handheld unit.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The invention concerns in general the technology of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy. In particular the invention concerns the structure of an apparatus built for laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy measurements.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]For various applications, methods are needed for determining the material constitution of a sample. One of known methods is laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS), which involves focusing a laser beam onto a surface of the sample with a high enough power density to transform a small part of the sample material into a state of plasma. Optical emissions from the plasma plume are collected with light collection optics, and the spectral distribution (i.e. intensity as a function of wavelength) of the collected optical emissions is analysed in a spectrometer that produces information in electronic form describing the spectral distribution. Since atomic and molecular constituents of sample materials have characteristi...

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IPC IPC(8): G01J3/28
CPCG01N21/718G01N2201/0221
Inventor LINDFORS, PAMELAKRAPU, MIKKO
Owner HITACHI HIGH TECH ANALYTICAL SCI FINLAND OY
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