| Title | INFRARED EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY OF CARBON VAPORS AND PLASMAS, A SHORT OVERVIEW |
| Author/s | László Nemes |
| Citation | L. Nemes "INFRARED EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY OF CARBON VAPORS AND PLASMAS, A SHORT OVERVIEW", CONTRIBUTIONS, Section of Natural, Mathematical and Biotechnical Sciences, MASA, Vol. 38, No. 1, pp. 27-32 (2017) |
| Abstract | A short review is given about infrared emission spectroscopy of hot carbon vapors and plasmas obtained using Fourier transform infrared emission and laser induced breakdown LIB spectroscopies in the mid-infrared range. Laboratory FTIR emission spectra contain vibrational bands from fullerenes C60, C70 whereas laboratory mid-infrared LIB spectra show bands that belong to mostly unidentified carbon molecules and clusters. Both kinds of spectra are compared to spectral results from infrared astronomy. The spectra are discussed with a view for possible applications in carbon nanostructure research and in infrared astronomy. Possible extensions for laser induced breakdown (plasma) spectroscopy are suggested. |
| Keywords | Carbon plasma; carbon vapor; cluster; infrared emission spectra; FTIR; LIBS; laser-induced breakdown; astronomy |
