LIBS plasma in atmospheric pressure argon, nitrogen and helium: Spatio-temporal distribution of plume emission and Hα linewidth
Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) method is considered for assessing the retention of hydrogen isotopes in the ITER plasma-facing components during the maintenance breaks when the reactor is filled with near atmospheric pressure nitrogen or inert gas. At these conditions, the broadening of...
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| description | Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) method is considered for assessing the retention of hydrogen isotopes in the ITER plasma-facing components during the maintenance breaks when the reactor is filled with near atmospheric pressure nitrogen or inert gas. At these conditions, the broadening of the spectral lines of hydrogen isotopes and the reduction of line intensities complicates the distinguishing of hydrogen isotopes. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of atmospheric pressure nitrogen, argon and helium ambient gas on the spatio-temporal distribution of the LIBS plasma plume emission and linewidths of Hα line, representing the hydrogen isotopes. Nd:YAG laser with 8 ns pulse width was used to ablate the molybdenum (Mo) target with hydrogen impurity. The development of the formed plasma plume was investigated by time and space-resolved emission spectra in the 20 nm range around the 656.28 nm Hα line. For all gases used in the experiments, the intensity and linewidth of Hα line decreased with the delay time between the laser pulse and the spectral registration. At the same linewidth values, the highest intensities were obtained in the helium atmosphere while the lowest intensity was obtained in nitrogen. According to spatially resolved spectral measurements, the Hα line was most intense near the Mo target while the Mo lines peaked farther away. In the case of the helium atmosphere, the plasma plume emission was observed at a longer distance from the target and it decayed faster than in argon and nitrogen atmospheres. According to these results, helium is the most beneficial ambient gas for hydrogen isotope detection by atmospheric pressure LIBS. The use of argon ambient gas may be required when LIBS is used for the simultaneous determination of fuel and He retention in the wall material. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-78704915add448b987322e644d5b72702023-12-07T05:28:58ZengElsevierNuclear Materials and Energy2352-17912023-12-0137101543LIBS plasma in atmospheric pressure argon, nitrogen and helium: Spatio-temporal distribution of plume emission and Hα linewidthIndrek Jõgi0Jasper Ristkok1Jelena Butikova2Jüri Raud3Peeter Paris4Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, Tartu 50411, Estonia; Corresponding author.Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, Tartu 50411, EstoniaInstitute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia, Riga LV-1063, LatviaInstitute of Physics, University of Tartu, Tartu 50411, EstoniaInstitute of Physics, University of Tartu, Tartu 50411, EstoniaLaser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) method is considered for assessing the retention of hydrogen isotopes in the ITER plasma-facing components during the maintenance breaks when the reactor is filled with near atmospheric pressure nitrogen or inert gas. At these conditions, the broadening of the spectral lines of hydrogen isotopes and the reduction of line intensities complicates the distinguishing of hydrogen isotopes. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of atmospheric pressure nitrogen, argon and helium ambient gas on the spatio-temporal distribution of the LIBS plasma plume emission and linewidths of Hα line, representing the hydrogen isotopes. Nd:YAG laser with 8 ns pulse width was used to ablate the molybdenum (Mo) target with hydrogen impurity. The development of the formed plasma plume was investigated by time and space-resolved emission spectra in the 20 nm range around the 656.28 nm Hα line. For all gases used in the experiments, the intensity and linewidth of Hα line decreased with the delay time between the laser pulse and the spectral registration. At the same linewidth values, the highest intensities were obtained in the helium atmosphere while the lowest intensity was obtained in nitrogen. According to spatially resolved spectral measurements, the Hα line was most intense near the Mo target while the Mo lines peaked farther away. In the case of the helium atmosphere, the plasma plume emission was observed at a longer distance from the target and it decayed faster than in argon and nitrogen atmospheres. According to these results, helium is the most beneficial ambient gas for hydrogen isotope detection by atmospheric pressure LIBS. The use of argon ambient gas may be required when LIBS is used for the simultaneous determination of fuel and He retention in the wall material.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352179123001825Laser Induced Breakdown SpectroscopyFuel retentionHydrogen isotope determinationLaser induced plasma plume |
| spellingShingle | Indrek Jõgi Jasper Ristkok Jelena Butikova Jüri Raud Peeter Paris LIBS plasma in atmospheric pressure argon, nitrogen and helium: Spatio-temporal distribution of plume emission and Hα linewidth Nuclear Materials and Energy Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Fuel retention Hydrogen isotope determination Laser induced plasma plume |
| title | LIBS plasma in atmospheric pressure argon, nitrogen and helium: Spatio-temporal distribution of plume emission and Hα linewidth |
| title_full | LIBS plasma in atmospheric pressure argon, nitrogen and helium: Spatio-temporal distribution of plume emission and Hα linewidth |
| title_fullStr | LIBS plasma in atmospheric pressure argon, nitrogen and helium: Spatio-temporal distribution of plume emission and Hα linewidth |
| title_full_unstemmed | LIBS plasma in atmospheric pressure argon, nitrogen and helium: Spatio-temporal distribution of plume emission and Hα linewidth |
| title_short | LIBS plasma in atmospheric pressure argon, nitrogen and helium: Spatio-temporal distribution of plume emission and Hα linewidth |
| title_sort | libs plasma in atmospheric pressure argon nitrogen and helium spatio temporal distribution of plume emission and hα linewidth |
| topic | Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Fuel retention Hydrogen isotope determination Laser induced plasma plume |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352179123001825 |
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