Characterization of platinum and gold ions emitted from laser produced plasmas using solid state nuclear track detectors

• Main Authors: Bhatti, Khurshid Aslam, Rafique, Mohammad Shahid, Khaleeq-ur-Rahman, Muhammad, Latif, Anwar, Hussain, Khalid Janbaz, Hussain, Amjad, Chaudhary, Kashif Tufail, Ahmed Tahir, Bashir, Qindeel, Rabia
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Limited 2011
• Subjects: Q Science
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/28872/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vacuum.2011.01.005
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Investigations on key characteristics of ions emitted from Laser Induced plasmas are reported. A Q-switched Nd: YAG pulsed laser at 1064 nm, 9-14 ns and 1.1 MW, is focused on 4 N pure Gold (Au) and Platinum (Pt) targets to produce plasma plume. The ions thus emitted are detected by CR-39 Solid State...