Simple and direct method for detecting phosphorus in air at normal pressure and temperature using a combination of LIBS and LIFS techniques

Mohammad Omar Al-Jeffery; H. Kondou; Alexander Belenkevitch; Abdallah M. Azzeer

doi:10.1117/12.465254

1 May 2002 Simple and direct method for detecting phosphorus in air at normal pressure and temperature using a combination of LIBS and LIFS techniques

Mohammad Omar Al-Jeffery, H. Kondou, Alexander Belenkevitch, Abdallah M. Azzeer

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Proceedings Volume 4613, Optical Biopsy IV; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.465254
Event: International Symposium on Biomedical Optics, 2002, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

The Environmental Protection Agency (EAP) designated phosphorus as hazardous material; it is flammable and poisonous. Phosphorus attacks the respiratory system, liver, kidneys, jaw, teeth, blood, eyes, and skin. Phosphorus is an element that has a high detection limit when using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) techniques. In order to improve on detection limits, laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy (LIFS) has been proposed, as an extension to LIBS. The ultimate goal of this work is to use the combined LIBS & LIFS techniques to detect the presence of phosphorus in air and to measure its level. In order to provide 'proof-of-concept' results, the sample used for our experiment was prepared using the 'igniting' strip of a safety match box. The spectrally and temporally resolved detection of the specific atomic emission revealed analytical information about the elemental composition of the sample. A tunable Ti: sapphire laser, at the resonance wavelength of 253.4 nm, was then used to probe the plume by exciting the phosphorus element and we measured the fluorescence from the atoms at 213.62 nm and 214.91 nm. The whole experiment was carried out in a few minutes. We have thus demonstrated for the first time, to our knowledge, the use of LIBS and LIFS in air quality monitoring and in particular for phosphorus detection.

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Mohammad Omar Al-Jeffery, H. Kondou, Alexander Belenkevitch, and Abdallah M. Azzeer "Simple and direct method for detecting phosphorus in air at normal pressure and temperature using a combination of LIBS and LIFS techniques", Proc. SPIE 4613, Optical Biopsy IV, (1 May 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.465254

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