Single Pulse Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy in Aqueous Solution

In this paper the flexibility of Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) has been proved for the analysis of water solutions. The plasma is generated directly in the bulk of a water solution by a Q-switched Nd : YAG laser (1064). The emission signal of four different solutions has been studied: AlCl3, NaCl, CaCO3 and LiF. The basic mechanisms influencing the emission signal and the experimental tricks for the optimization of the detection mode have been pointed out.