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Automatic sample tilt compensation for chemical mapping by LIBS
Stříbrná, Klára ; Pořízka, Pavel (referee) ; Prochazka, David (advisor)
This thesis deals with designing an algorithm for slope compensation of a sample examined using the LIBS (Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy) method. It mainly fucuses on the purpose of elemental mapping. The sample slope noticeably affects the result quality and therefore a demand for a simple and inexpensive solution to this problem appeared that would also be applicable for commercial uses of LIBS.
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Design of the telescope spectrograph for distant object analysis
Drobil, Tomáš ; Pořízka, Pavel (referee) ; Novotný, Jan (advisor)
Meteor spectra obtained from orbit include many spectral lines in the ultraviolet region, which is mostly absorbed by the atmosphere and thus cannot be observed from ground stations. This bachelor thesis focuses on the design of a spectrograph, placed in a 2U CubeSat, suitable for meteor observation and its spectral analysis in the range from the ultraviolet to near-infrared region. The design includes choice of a suitable camera. Based on the required parameters, several designs have been created, and the process is summarized in the last chapter. The research study of telescopes combined with spectrometers used for meteor observations is also included.
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Multi-element analysis of soft tissues in paraffin by laser induced breakdown spectroscopy
Kopřivová, Hana ; Samek, Ota (referee) ; Pořízka, Pavel (advisor)
This thesis deals with the analysis of paraffin-embedded soft tissues using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) and the complementary technique of laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS). Specifically, the work focuses on optimizing soft tissue LIBS measurement parameters for femtosecond and nanosecond pulsed laser ablation at different wavelengths on mouse kidneys as a soft tissue model matrix. In addition, elemental analyses were performed on several samples of the most commonly occurring human skin cancers (malignant melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma) using the above-mentioned analytical methods. Maps of the spatial distributions of biogenic elements were obtained. Aim of this work is to show a potential of new analytical methods that are not intended to replace the classical histological examination completely. However, these techniques could be used for preliminary screening of tumor tissue or purely as a complementary technique for histologists to diagnose cancers. Both methods could offer a completely new perspective on soft tissue cancer diagnosis in the future.
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Detection of heavy metals in hard tissues by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy
Konečná, Anna ; Novotný, Karel (referee) ; Pořízka, Pavel (advisor)
This master thesis deals with the detection of heavy metals bioaccumulated in hard tissues by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS). As model samples, murine mandibles and femurs of animals exposed to lead oxide or cadmium oxide nanoparticles were used. The exposure of animals lasted for 6 or 7 weeks. Control group of animals was exposed only to air for a reference. The distribution of biogenic elements and contaminants was determined by mapping the samples' surface using LIBS with a spatial resolution of 30 and 100 µm. The second part of the work focused on the possibility of using the method LIBS for quantitative analysis. Samples of hydroxyapatite standards were prepared as reference material. By their analysis a calibration curve was constructed, and the limits of detection and quantification were determined. Furthermore, a model for prediction of heavy metal concentration by calculation from the calibration curve was presented.
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Korelace charakteristických signálů laserem buzeného plazmatu
Terschová, Vanda ; Novotný, Karel (referee) ; Pořízka, Pavel (advisor)
Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is a fast analytical method, but can also be complicated. This spectroscopic method is used to provide a qualitative and quantitative analysis of a sample. The analysis is carried out by capturing the emission radiation of the generated plasma. The accuracy and stability of the measurement is affected by several parameters, such as stability of the laser, physical and chemical properties of the sample, its homogeneity and others, that can not always be eliminated. For this reason other methods are being added to the LIBS experiment that could improve the quality of this analysis. This diploma thesis is focused on a research of the literature on the standardization of laser-induced plasma signal and the possibility of using an acoustic signal for this purpose. For this reason , it is necessary to perform basic experiments and to verify if the acoustic signal correlates with the emission signal. If these signals correlate together, it would be possible to use the acoustic signal for standardization og the LIBS data, which would improve the accuracy of the analysis. In the theoretical part at the beginning other spectroscopic methods are summarised. Then the work is focused on the description of the LIBS method, possible ways of the analysis, standardization of emission signals and its review in the literature. The experimental part is aimed at the study of the acoustic signal that was performed in the framework of this study. At the beginning, there are introduced results of the basic measurements on steel and brass samples. These results were important for an optimization of the experiment. The following section shows the results obtained from the measurements of the acoustic signal on the samples with the same chemical composition but different hardness. At the end the correlation between the acoustic and emission signals is discussed.
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Design of compact spectrograph with shiftable spectral range based on transmission gratings
Malina, Jan ; Pořízka, Pavel (referee) ; Novotný, Jan (advisor)
The aim of this diploma thesis is to design a compact spectrometer with a transmission grating and a shiftable spectral range for the method of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS). The work in the theoretical part contains a basic description of spectroscopy and spectroscopic methods of LIBS, spectrometer and its individual parts. The practical part describes the spectrometer design procedure, introduces selected components and comments on the reason for their selection. Selected components are assembled into the final form of a spectrometer, which is further tested with the help of a simulation program to confirm its functionality. The result of the work is a comprehensive overview of the individual components of the spectrometer, aspects of its construction together with instructions and advice on its assembly, along with an example in the form of a designed set of commonly available catalog components.
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Impact of the atmosphere on laser ablation of matters
Černá, Svatava ; Hrdlička, Aleš (referee) ; Pořízka, Pavel (advisor)
This thesis deals with a general overview of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy - ablation of material and plasma formation when a change of the surrounding environment occurs. The aim is to establish ideal conditions for improving detection, which is difficult for some elements when the measurement takes place in the ambient atmosphere. This is the reason why we change the ambient conditions, the gas (air, helium, argon) and its pressure. Buffer gases (helium, argon) influence the development of the material ablation and quality of generated plasma. That is why we inspect the changes in the signal according to particular atmospheres (signal change in buffer gases compared to the ambient atmosphere). The first part of the thesis presents the principle and physical nature of laser ablation with a brief search of experiments performed so far for similar purposes. Based on this search we determine conclusions about the influence of buffer gasses and pressure on the detection used gasses. In the second part of the work, the controlled experiment is presented, which consisted of the detection of spectral lines of fluorine and potassium, see chapter 5.6 and molecular transitions of calcium fluoride, see chapter 5.10. In a controlled experiment, we established two assumptions. The first assumption is the influence of the inert gas atmosphere, which should significantly improve the detection of fluorine and potassium compared to the air atmosphere. We confirmed this finding only for the argon atmosphere. In contrast, in the helium atmosphere, the detection of none of the elements improved. The second assumption is the effect of reducing the ambient pressure, which in combination with an inert gas should allow the detection of fluorine even at low concentrations in the sample. We consider the measured glass disk in chapter 5.7 to be such a sample. This assumption is not confirmed, as the increased intensity of the fluorine spectral line does not manifest itself in any way when the pressure in the vacuum chamber decreases. Finally, in chapter 7 from the results of individual parts of the experiment, the most suitable conditions for the future detection of the measured substances were proposed: fluorine, potassium and calcium fluoride molecules.
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Combination of laser spectroscopy methods for chemical analysis
Holub, Daniel ; Novotný, Karel (referee) ; Pořízka, Pavel (advisor)
The topic of this Master’s thesis is combination of laser spectroscopic methods. LIBS and Raman spectroscopy were chosen for the combination. This combination is applied to plastic identification and separation as a mean to automate sorting of plastic waste. Data handling was done via different methods of computer learning algorithms scripted in R language. Plastic sorting accuracy over 90 % was reached thanks to the combination of chosen methods. This work also addresses some issues implied by combination of two different methods.
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