Plasma Temperature and Electron Density Determination Using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) in Earth’s and Mars’s Atmospheres

The purpose of this study was to calculate and compare the plasma temperatures and electron densities from the laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) data collected by NASA’s Martian rover and compare them to samples measured in Earth’s atmosphere. Using the Boltzmann plots, LIBS plasma tempera...

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Main Authors: Julian Stetzler, Shijun Tang, Rosemarie C. Chinni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:Atoms
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-2004/8/3/50