Abstract
Time-resolved spectra of neutral and ionized atomic emissions from slag sample
are measured by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS). Various factors affecting
the calibration-free CF-LIBS method are carefully analyzed, and subsequently these
factors are either avoided or corrected. Plasma temperature and electron density are
calculated by Saha–Boltzmann plot and Stark broadening of Ca, respectively. At the same
time, self-absorption and local thermodynamic equilibrium have been carefully studied.
An automatic spectral lines elimination algorithm is applied to calculate plasma
temperature and element concentration. The calculated element concentrations show marked
changes with acquisition time increasing. Due to the influence of continuous spectrum at
early times and self-absorption at late times, the large absolute errors sum is obtained
in these two periods. The smallest absolute errors sum corresponds to the gate delay
time 1.5 μs < td < 2 μs for our experimental setup.
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