title: Remote in situ analytical spectroscopy and its applications in the nuclear industry.
abstract: An experimental system based on Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) has been used to analyze various ferrous samples. A fibre optic system has been used to transmit the incident laser pulse which produces the plasma plume at the surface of the analyte and to transmit back to a spectrometer the optical radiation emitted by the plasma. The measuring system may therefore be placed remote from the analyte which may be situated in a hostile environment such as an operating nuclear reactor. Results show that the system is capable of detecting chromium, nickel, manganese, molybdenum, silicon and vanadium at concentrations smaller than 5x10(-4) g/g
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of Wales Swansea, Swansea, Great Britain.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Telle
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Williams