Abstract
The impact of altering laser focusing conditions on laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy experiments is investigated under ambient Earth laboratory and simulated Martian atmospheres. Experiments were performed in which the focal spot size was varied on a sample by altering the lens to sample distance with respect to targets of interest. Samples investigated include aluminum, copper, and steel. Specific neutral and ionic transitions of each sample were monitored. Atomic and ionic emissions show different intensity peak distributions along the varying lens to sample distance. Ionic species have peak emissions when laser plasma is initiated with a focused spot within the sample in ambient Earth laboratory air, while atomic emissions have peak intensities several millimeters deeper into a sample. In simulated Martian atmospheres, atomic emissions are observed to peak when the laser is focused within the sample, while ionic emissions have peak intensities when the laser is focused near the surface of a sample.
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