Machine learning in analytical spectroscopy for nuclear diagnostics

AP Rao, PR Jenkins, RE Pinson, JD Auxier II… - Applied Optics, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Analytical spectroscopy methods have shown many possible uses for nuclear material
diagnostics and measurements in recent studies. In particular, the application potential for …

A review of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy and spontaneous emission techniques in monitoring thermal conversion of fuels

M Dong, J Cai, H Liu, J Xiong, G Rao, S Yao… - Spectrochimica Acta Part …, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermal conversion, such as combustion, is the basic utilization of fuel energy. In-situ
detection of key parameters (eg, components of fuel and combustion products, temperature …

Quantitative measurement of mixture fraction in counterflow diffusion flames by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Y Ren, A Kreischer, F Cameron, H Pitsch - Combustion and Flame, 2022 - Elsevier
Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) has been widely employed in various flames
to determine local element compositions. Compared with other laser-based measurement …

Laser-induced plasma analysis of ammonia-oxygen and ammonia-oxygen-enriched-air flames at elevated pressures

BK Gokcecik, N Guthikonda, A Clark, P Zhao… - Combustion and …, 2025 - Elsevier
This study employed Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) to measure the fuel-
oxidizer ratio (FOR) of ammonia combustion with oxygen-enriched air and pure oxygen …

Measurement of electron density and temperature from laser-induced nitrogen plasma at elevated pressure (1–6 bar)

AP Rao, M Gragston, AK Patnaik, PS Hsu… - Optics …, 2019 - opg.optica.org
Laser-induced plasmas experience Stark broadening and shifts of spectral lines carrying
spectral signatures of plasma properties. In this paper, we report time-resolved Stark …

Comparison of machine learning techniques to optimize the analysis of plutonium surrogate material via a portable LIBS device

AP Rao, PR Jenkins, JD Auxier II… - Journal of Analytical …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The utilization of machine learning techniques has become commonplace in the analysis of
optical emission spectra. These methods are often limited to variants of principal …

Rapid quantitative analysis of trace elements in plutonium alloys using a handheld laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) device coupled with chemometrics …

AP Rao, PR Jenkins, DM Vu, JD Auxier II… - Analytical …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
We present the first reported quantification of trace elements in plutonium via a portable
laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) device and demonstrate the use of …

Combined use of TDLAS and LIBS for reconstruction of temperature and concentration fields

J Lee, C Bong, J Yoo, MS Bak - Optics Express, 2020 - opg.optica.org
A new technique is developed for reconstructing the temperature and species-concentration
fields by employing tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS) and laser …

Time-gated single-shot picosecond laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (ps-libs) for equivalence-ratio measurements

M Gragston, P Hsu, A Patnaik, Z Zhang… - Applied …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Time-gated picosecond laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (ps-LIBS) for the
determination of local equivalence ratios in atmospheric-pressure adiabatic methane–air …

A temporally-resolved investigation on energy deposition from laser-induced plasmas in combustion environments: The pre-breakdown region and breakdown …

S Chai, H Peng, Z Zhao, W Wu - Combustion and Flame, 2023 - Elsevier
Combustion diagnostic techniques based on laser-induced plasmas have recently
demonstrated their capabilities in the simultaneous measurement of mixture fraction and …