title: Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy of copper with a 2 microm thulium fiber laser.
abstract: We report the first implementation of a 2 microm thulium fiber laser in a Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy system. Emission from plasma on copper samples was analyzed from 200 to 900 nm. The low ablation fluence (<100 J.cm(-2)) and 200 ns pulse duration lead to a plasma with neither continuum emission, nor air emission in the near-infrared region.
authors.affiliation: Townes Laser Institute, CREOL - The College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA. baudelet@creol.ucf.edu
authors.forename: Matthieu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baudelet
authors.forename: Christina C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Willis
authors.forename: Lawrence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Richardson