Laser ablation plasmas and spectroscopy for nuclear applications

EH Kwapis, J Borrero, KS Latty, HB Andrews… - Applied …, 2024 - opg.optica.org
The development of measurement methodologies to detect and monitor nuclear-relevant
materials remains a consistent and significant interest across the nuclear energy …

Application of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy for depth profiling of multilayer and graded materials

A Królicka, A Maj, G Łój - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) has emerged as a powerful analytical
method for the elemental mapping and depth profiling of many materials. This review offers …

Monitoring noble gases (Xe and Kr) and aerosols (Cs and Rb) in a molten salt reactor surrogate off-gas stream using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS)

HB Andrews, J McFarlane… - Applied Spectroscopy, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This study with surrogate materials shows that laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy
(LIBS) is a robust tool with promising capability toward monitoring gaseous (Xe and Kr) and …

Radiative transition probabilities of neutral and singly ionized rare earth elements (La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu) estimated by laser-induced …

S Irvine, H Andrews, K Myhre, J Coble - Journal of Quantitative …, 2023 - Elsevier
Rare earth elements (REEs) are essential to society given their prevalence in many modern
technologies. Quantitative elemental analysis of REEs is therefore a critical capability …

[HTML][HTML] Analytical capabilities for iodine detection: Review of possibilities for different applications

BJ Riley, CL Beck, JS Evarts, S Chong, AM Lines… - AIP Advances, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
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(509) 372-4651; chelsie. beck@ pnnl. gov. Tel.:+ 1 (509) 371-7346; amanda. lines@ pnnl …

Radiative transition probabilities of neutral and singly ionized Europium estimated by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS)

S Irvine, H Andrews, K Myhre, K Goldstein… - Journal of Quantitative …, 2022 - Elsevier
Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is a versatile technique for compositional
analysis for solids, liquids, or gasses. LIBS is an asset for the quantitative or qualitative …

Concept for an irradiation experiment to test a laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy off-gas sensor for molten salt systems

HB Andrews, KG Myhre, J McFarlane - Frontiers in Energy Research, 2023 - frontiersin.org
This paper focuses on laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) as an off-gas sensor
and details a conceptual irradiation experiment to evaluate its performance in an …

Quantification of rare earth elements in the parts per million range: A novel approach in the application of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

M Martin, RC Martin, HB Andrews… - Applied …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This work extends a previous percentage level concentration study of the optical emission
spectra for six rare earth elements, europium (Eu), gadolinium (Gd), lanthanum (La) …

Application of cold argon plasma on germination, root length, and decontamination of soybean cultivars

K Sayahi, AH Sari, A Hamidi, B Nowruzi, F Hassani - BMC Plant Biology, 2024 - Springer
Applying cold discharge plasma can potentially alter plants' germination characteristics by
triggering their physiological activities. As a main crop in many countries, soybean was …

Estimation of Transition Probabilities by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy for the Expanded Application of Calibration Free Methods

SB Irvine - 2022 - trace.tennessee.edu
Abstract Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) is a versatile technique for
compositional analysis for solids, liquids, and gases. LIBS is an asset for the quantitative or …